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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Madhu Sigdel M.B.B.S.[2]

Historical Perspective

Discovery

• In 1958, Paul Kassander, an US physician was the first to discover the association between Diabetes and the development of asymptomatic gastric retention. He coined the term 'gastroparesis diabeticorum'.

Outbreaks

• There have been several outbreaks of [disease name], which are summarized below:

Landmark Events in the Development of Treatment Strategies

• In [year], [diagnostic test/therapy] was developed by [scientist] to treat/diagnose [disease name].

Famous Cases

• The following are a few famous cases of disease name: