title: The effects of hyperthyroidism on oesophageal motility.
abstract: This study, evaluating the effects of hyperthyroidism (HT) in oesophageal motility, depended on an oesophageal radionuclide transit test. A modified standard method was used to calculate: (a) total mean transit time (MTT), (b) residual fraction (RF) and (c) retrograde index (RI) in a supine position. Eighteen untreated patients with HT and 25 normal volunteers (NV) with a similar age distribution were included in this study. The results showed that oesophageal motility in patients with HT was worse than in the normal controls (P < 0.05 by Student's t-test). The correlation of MTT, RF and RI with size and function of thyroid glands in the patients with HT were calculated to explain the effects of HT in oesophageal motility. The results showed that neither the size nor the function of the thyroid glands in HT affected oesophageal motility.
authors: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors: C H
authors: CH
authors: Kao
authors: S J
authors: SJ
authors: Wang
authors: W Y
authors: WY
authors: Lin
authors: C Y
authors: CY
authors: Hsu
authors: S Q
authors: SQ
authors: Liao
authors: S H
authors: SH
authors: Yeh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015154:Esophageal Motility Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010833:Phytic Acid; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
chemical_list: D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; C026177:technetium phytate; D010833:Phytic Acid