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Octreotide in the Control of Post-Sclerotherapy Bleeding from Oesophageal Varices, Ulcers and Oesophagitis

Bleeding from oesophageal varices, oesophageal ulcers or oesophagitis is occasionally massive and difficult to control. Octreotide, a synthetic analogue of somatostin lowers portal pressure and collateral blood flow including that through varices, increases lower oesophageal sphincter pressure, and...

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Autores principales: Jenkins, Spencer A., Kingsnorth, Andrew N., Ellenbogen, Simon, Copeland, Graham, Davies, Nicholas, Sutton, Robert, Shields, Robert
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 1996
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2423826/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9187545
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1996/39486