Diabetic visceral neuropathy: treatment with bethanechol chloride.
An 86-year-old diabetic man developed nausea, emesis, abdominal distention, and decreased gastrointestinal motility. A Hollander test confirmed incomplete vagal dysfunction. Treatment with bethanechol chloride resulted in marked improvement which was reproducible after withdrawal and reinstitution of therapy. We believe that treatment with bethanechol chloride deserves further investigation in selected patients with diabetic visceral neuropathy.
D000368:Aged; D001626:Bethanechol Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014630:Vagus Nerve
D001626:Bethanechol Compounds