A closed tip cryoprobe is advanced transorally or transrectally through the accessory channel of an endoscope to a region of interest in the gastrointestinal tract. In one embodiment, the cryoprobe is positioned near the gastric pacemaker region in the stomach and provides cooling of the region for a period of several minutes in order to increase the gastric emptying period.

 
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