Gastric Emptying in Atrophic Gastritis and Carcinoma of the Stomach

Abstract

Gastric emptying was estimated in 16 patients with atrophic gastritis, 10 patients with gastric cancer, and 11 patients without gastro-duodenal disease by measuring the disappearance from the stomach of a standard meal containing radioactive chromium. Delay in emptying was found in atrophic gastritis and marked gastric stasis in carcinoma of the stomach. The role of delay in the emptying of the stomach in the aetiology of gastric cancer is discussed.