The radiologic manifestations of diabetic gastric neuropathy and its differential diagnosis.
The radiologic signs of diabetic gastric neuropathy consist of ineffectual peristalsis, solid gastric residue, elongated sausage-shaped stomach, gastric barium retention, and duodenal bulb atony. This entity is seen in patients with long-term diabetes mellitus under relatively inadequate control with the likelihood of other complications of this disease. The radiologic differential diagnoses include surgical and autovagotomy as well as drug-induced gastric motility disorders. Theories advanced to explain the pathophysiology of this entity are discussed.
D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005746:Gastric Emptying; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013270:Stomach / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology