RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Mirtazapine: a solution for postoperative gastroparesis?
JF BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP bcr0220091579
DO 10.1136/bcr.02.2009.1579
VO 2009
A1 Marianne Johnstone
A1 Pranai Buddhdev
A1 Michael Peter
A1 Robert Diggory
YR 2009
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2009/bcr.02.2009.1579.abstract
AB This report describes the case of a 52-year-old man with an obstructed para-oesophageal hiatus hernia who required a gastropexy, who postoperatively developed gastroparesis which inadequately responded to conventional prokinetics including erythromycin, metoclopramide, ondansetron, and domperidone. The patient’s symptoms were relieved rapidly with a trial of mirtazapine. A review of related literature is presented.