A Review of the Clinical Manifestations, Pathophysiology and Management of Opioid Bowel Dysfunction and Narcotic Bowel Syndrome

Opioids are widely used for the treatment of malignant and non-malignant pains. These medications are accompanied by adverse effects, in particular gastrointestinal symptoms known as opioid bowel dysfunction (OBD). The most common symptom of OBD is refractory constipation that is usually stable rega...

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Autores principales: Azizi, Zahra, Javid Anbardan, Sanam, Ebrahimi Daryani, Naser
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Iranian Association of Gastroerterology and Hepatology 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4005483/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24829698