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Opioids and the Gastrointestinal Tract - A Case of Narcotic Bowel Syndrome and Literature Review

The worldwide use of opiates is increasing yet there is little evidence that in long-term, non-cancer patients, they have an efficacious effect on functional outcomes and quality of life measures. Although it seems paradoxical, chronic opiate use may lead to a pro-nociceptive state. Mechanisms for t...

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Autores principales: Farmer, Adam D, Ferdinand, Ella, Aziz, Qasim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3548134/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23350054
http://dx.doi.org/10.5056/jnm.2013.19.1.94