Table 2 Previous diagnostic studies reported in 41 adults with CVS
From: Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome in 41 adults: the illness, the patients, and problems of management
Diagnostic Study | Number |
|---|---|
Esophago-Gastro-Duodenoscopies | 62 |
Upper GI barium studies (with or without small bowel follow through) | 44 |
Abdominal/pelvic ultrasonographies | 43 |
Abdominal CT scans | 33 |
Colonoscopies | 24 |
Radionuclide Gastric Emptying Study | 20 |
Urine porphyrins | 16 |
Barium enemas | 13 |
Hepatobiliary scans | 10 |
H. pylori antibody assays | 10 |
Cranial MRI's | 9 |
Laparoscopies | 5 |
Sinus radiographies | 2 |
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatographies | 1 |
Urine organic acid assays | 1 |
Total studies indicative of organic etiologies for cyclic vomiting | 0 |