title: Oesophagus scintigraphy in patients with diabetes mellitus.
abstract: Oesophagus scintigraphy with 99mTc was used to evaluate oesophageal motility in 40 patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Abnormal oesophageal function was found in one third of the patients, although none reported oesophageal symptoms. The patients with abnormal oesophageal motility had a high frequency of abnormal autonomic nerve function tests compared with controls.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000503:physiopathology; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D017556:Technetium Compounds; D014001:Tin; D017971:Tin Compounds
chemical_list: D017556:Technetium Compounds; D017971:Tin Compounds; C033493:technetium Tc 99m tin colloid; D013667:Technetium; D014001:Tin