Esophageal scintigraphy: a comparison with esophagoscopy.
Fifty consecutive patients with different esophageal symptoms were investigated with esophageal endoscopy, transit scintigraphy, and gastroesophageal (GE) scintigraphy with extra-abdominal compression. Scintigraphic findings were abnormal in 27 of those 31 patients (87%) who were classified as abnormal at endoscopy. A prolonged transit time was the commonest finding, but hiatal hernia and GE reflux were also found. However, the scintigraphic procedure showed abnormalities in 6 of 19 (31%) who were classified as normal at endoscopy. Esophageal scintigraphy is recommended as a screening test before endoscopy is decided on.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging