title: [Delay of gastric emptying in dyspeptic patients: a study with radiopaque markers].
abstract: We studied the gastric emptying of indigestible solids after the ingestion of radiopaque markers in 9 control subjects, 9 insulin-dependent diabetics and 9 dyspeptic patients. Along with a breakfast each individual swallowed 10 markers made of intravenous catheters filled with barium, then flat films of abdomen were taken 1, 2, 4 and 6 hours later. At fourth hour, all controls had emptied their markers, 11% of diabetics and 22% of dyspeptic patients (p < 0.001). By 6 hours, 33% of diabetics and 55% of dyspeptic subjects had emptied them (p < 0.001, p < 0.05). At 4 hour controls had discharged 10 markers, diabetics 2.5 +/- 0.6 and dyspeptic 4.9 +/- 0.7. By 6 hours diabetics emptied 4.9 +/- 0.7 and dyspeptic patients 7.9 +/- 0.6 markers. Through this reliable method, an evident delay of gastric emptying in diabetics and a good proportion of dyspeptic patients is showed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Carabobo, Hospital Central de Valencia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kolster
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: de Kolster
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carvajal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001464:Barium; D002648:Child; D003287:Contrast Media; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004415:Dyspepsia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D005746:Gastric Emptying / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D001464:Barium
vernacular_title: Retardo del vaciamiento gástrico en pacientes dispépticos: un estudio con marcadores radiopacos.