[Relation between endoscopy, radionucleotide scintigraphy and traditional Chinese medicine in 39 patients with reflux esophagitis].
Histological biopsy and radionucleotide scintigraphy (RNS) were carried out in 39 patients with symptoms and esophagoscopy evidence of gastroesophageal reflux disease. The detective rates were 74% and 79% respectively. The mechanism were discussed. There was no correlation between histological changes, RNS and clinical TCM types based on the theory of TCM.
Dept. of TCM, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004942:Esophagitis, Peptic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging