The neurogastrointestinal team crafts personalized treatment plans for every patient with gastrointestinal neuromotility disorders, addressing their specific condition, individual health needs, lifestyle and goals.
Enterra™ therapy uses a device implanted in your abdomen to deliver gastric electric stimulation that can relieve the chronic nausea and vomiting associated with gastroparesis. Diseases such as diabetes can cause gastroparesis, a medical condition in which the stomach does not empty.
Generally, the first step in treating gastroparesis is changes to your diet, nutritional supplements and medication to help with motility. If these don’t work, we recommend Enterra therapy.
Using minimally invasive surgical techniques, your provider implants two electrodes into stomach muscle and connects them to a neurostimulator device implanted on the lower part of your abdomen. We are trained to adjust the system to deliver mild electrical pulses that activate nerves and muscles and reduce nausea and vomiting. The level of stimulation is tailored to each patient’s needs and can be adjusted at any time.
Some patients need a combination of Enterra therapy, dietary changes and medication to control symptoms. Our team will work with you to craft a personalized treatment approach that eases or eliminates the symptoms of gastroparesis and restores your quality of life.