Diabetic gastroenteropathy : An underdiagnosed complication

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This article is an extensive review that provides an update on the pathophysiology, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetic gastroenteropathy. There is no reported prevalence, but it has been described that patients with type 1 diabetes have a cumulative incidence at 10 years of 5.2%, and type 2 patients, 1%. Also, in the group of type 1 diabetes, it has been observed that women are more likely to present this condition (5.8% vs 3.5%). Many factors are associate with its development (e.g., hyperglycemia, vagal dysfunction, loss of expression of neural nitric oxide synthase in the myenteric plexus, alterations in the Cajal interstitial cell network, and oxidative stress). Gastrointestinal discomfort could be perceived 70% higher in diabetic patients, describing that 25% of diabetic patients experience gastrointestinal symptoms. Diabetic enteropathy could affect any portion of the gastrointestinal tract, but esophageal alterations were described in more than 60% of diabetic patients, also 60% of them present constipation, and 20%, diarrhea. Gastric emptying scintigraphy is useful to evaluate gastroparesis, therefore, gastric retention of more than 60% at 2 h has a sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 20% for diagnosis; however, other studies such as breath tests, with a sensitivity of 89% and a specificity of 80%, or the endoscopic capsule contribute to the diagnosis. There is no cure; however, management must be multidisciplinary, focused on slowing the progression of diabetic gastroenteropathy, reducing symptoms, and restoring function; that includes nutritional recommendation, maintain glucose levels kept below 180 mg/dL, use of prokinetics, anti-emetics; nowadays, it has been special interest in surgical treatment, such as pyloroplasty, also gastric electrical stimulation appears to be another alternative.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

World journal of diabetes - 12(2021), 6 vom: 15. Juni, Seite 794-809

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Concepción Zavaleta, Marcio José [VerfasserIn]
Gonzáles Yovera, Jhean Gabriel [VerfasserIn]
Moreno Marreros, Diego Martín [VerfasserIn]
Rafael Robles, Luciana Del Pilar [VerfasserIn]
Palomino Taype, Kely Roxana [VerfasserIn]
Soto Gálvez, Karen Nohelly [VerfasserIn]
Arriola Torres, Luis Fernando [VerfasserIn]
Coronado Arroyo, Julia Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Concepción Urteaga, Luis Alberto [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Complication
Diabetes mellitus
Gastroenteropathy
Gastrointestinal disease
Gastroparesis
Journal Article
Review
Treatment

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Date Revised 26.06.2021

published: Print

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.4239/wjd.v12.i6.794

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NLM327158824