Study on Gastric Motility in Aged Patients with Functional Dyspepsia

Objective In order to study the cause pathogenesis of functional dyspepsia(FD)in aged patients.Methods Several parameters of gastric motility in 61 aged patients with FD and 36 normal controls were studied by real-time ultrasonog- raphy.Results gastric half-emptying time of liquid was delayed in aged patients with FD as compared to that of controls;the frequecy,amplitude and motility index of gastric antrum were reduced in aged patients with FD as compared to the controls;de- layed gastric emptying was associated with the decrease of motility index of gastric antrum;female and but it was delayed in fe- male patients.Conclusion The dysfunction of gastric motility may play a role in the cause and pathogenesis of FD in aged pa- tients.