Impact of Study Order. EGD = Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, GES = Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy.
(A) EGD performed prior to GES: Patients with abnormal EGD findings did not differ from those with normal EGD findings in regard to the frequency of subsequent GES findings (P=0.16).
(B) GES performed prior to EGD: Patients with gastroparesis did not differ from those with normal gastric emptying in regard to the frequency of subsequent EGD abnormal findings (P=0.26).