Gastroparesis diabeticorum

Fifteen patients with gastroparesis diabeticorum were studied retrospectively. The radiographic findings on barium examination of the stomach and small bowel were tabulated and correlated with clinical data. Of these 15 patients, 12 were insulin-dependent. The other three received only oral hypoglycemic agents. Control of the diabetes was poor in seven patients, fair in six, and good in two. There was no correlation between the severity of the radiographic findings and the duration, degree of control, or method of treatment of the disease. Four patients had follow-up studies. Of these, three showed radiographic evidence of improvement or return to normal. The fourth patient showed evidence of gastroparesis unchanged over five years.