Esophageal Dysmotility is More Common Than Gastroparesis in Diabetes Mellitus and is Associated With Retinopathy.

Summary, in English

Gastroparesis is a well-known complication of diabetes mellitus, both in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients. Esophageal dysmotility has also been described, but is not as well-characterized. The etiology and effect of these complications need to be clarified. The aim of the present study was to evaluate esophageal and gastric motility, complications, gastrointestinal symptoms, and plasma biomarkers in a cross-sectional study comprising patients with diabetes mellitus.

• Author: Rita Gustafsson; Bengt Littorin; Kerstin Berntorp; Anders Frid; Ola Thorsson; Rolf Olsson; Olle Ekberg; Bodil Ohlsson
• Department/s: Gastroenterology; Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö; Translational Muscle Research; Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Malmö; Radiology Diagnostics, Malmö; Internal Medicine - Epidemiology
• Publishing year: 2011
• Language: English
• Pages: 268-275
• Publication/Series: Review of Diabetic Studies
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 2
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22189550?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1900/RDS.2011.8.268
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Society for Biomedical Diabetes Research
• Topic: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging; Endocrinology and Diabetes
• Status: Published
• Research group: Gastroenterology; Genomics, Diabetes and Endocrinology; Clinical Physiology, Malmö; Radiology Diagnostics, Malmö; Internal Medicine - Epidemiology
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1614-0575