Evaluation of Gastric Emptying in Cystic Fibrosis Using Bedside Ultrasonography.
Dilip S NazarethKamlesh MohanHilary FewinsMartin WalshawPublished in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2019)
This is the first study to use ultrasonography, an inexpensive bedside technique, to assess GER in adults with CF. For the first time, we have shown that adults with CF have delayed GER for both liquid and mixed meals, and this delay continues throughout the day.