Dis Esophagus. 1999 ; 12(1): 47-50.

Radionuclide oesophageal transit scintigraphy--a useful method for verification of oesophageal dysmotility by cervical vertebropathy.

Hep A, VanÃ¡skovÃ¡ E, TosnerovÃ¡ V, PrÃ¡sek J, Vizd'a J, DÃte P, Ondrousek L, Dolina J.

Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Brno-Bohunice, Czech Republic.

We followed up a group of 43 patients suffering from cervical vertebropathy. Dynamic scintigraphy revealed a significant prolongation of oesophageal transit time of 10 ml of labelled liquid (mean transit time, MTT) in comparison with a control group. Patients treated with acupuncture showed a significant reduction in MTT in comparison with patients receiving a placebo needle application. The group of patients treated with manipulative techniques showed in addition to symptom alleviation a significant reduction in MTT. Dynamic scintigraphy facilitates verification of oesophageal dysmotility in patients suffering from vertebropathy and enables the success of therapy to be readily monitored.