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7872864

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-3-27
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of surgical cardiomyotomy and isosorbide dinitrate on esophageal emptying were compared in 18 patients with symptomatic chagasic megaesophagus. The esophageal emptying of a radiolabelled test meal was assessed three times in each patient by a scintigraphic technique, twice before and once 10-14 days after cardiomyotomy. Isosorbide dinitrate, 5 mg by the sublingual route 5 min before the meal, preceded one of the preoperative studies. Esophageal retention at the completion of the meal was significantly less (P < 0.01) after both isosorbide dinitrate and cardiomyotomy than after the preoperative study not preceded by any treatment. This difference persisted up to 10 minutes after the meal. The values measured in the isosorbide dinitrate-preceded study and after cardiomyotomy were not different (P > 0.10) even though esophageal retention at the completion of the meal was slightly less after cardiomyotomy than after isosorbide dinitrate. These results show that isosorbide dinitrate and cardiomyotomy cause similar enhancement of esophageal emptying in chagasic megaesophagus.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0004-2803
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
47-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of the effects of sublingual isosorbide dinitrate and cardiomyotomy on esophageal emptying in patients with chagasic megaesophagus.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto-FMRPUSP, Brazil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study