Antral inflammatory cells, gastric emptying, and electrogastrography in pediatric functional dyspepsia.

The aims of the current study were to determine the activation states of antral eosinophils and mast cells and to evaluate the interactions of antral inflammatory cells with gastric emptying and electrogastrography (EGG) in 30 pediatric patients with functional dyspepsia. Eosinophil degranulation was moderate in 42% and extensive in 54% of patients. Mast cell degranulation was > 50% in 81% of patients.

Electrogastrography in pediatric functional dyspepsia: relationship to gastric emptying and symptom severity.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to determine the electrogastrographic patterns in children with functional dyspepsia and to investigate the correlations among electrogastrogram (EGG), gastric emptying (GE), and pain severity.

Methods: We studied 30 children (19 F; mean age 11.4 years) with functional dyspepsia.