Abstract | BACKGROUND: AIM: To determine the efficacy of octreotide in patients with long-standing gastrointestinal bleeding due to acquired angiodysplasia and watermelon stomach, resistant to previous treatments and not suitable for surgery because of old age and/or concomitant disorders. PATIENTS AND METHODS: RESULTS:
Octreotide treatment stopped bleeding in 10 patients. A transient improvement was observed in four, who needed subsequent cyclical retreatment to correct low haemoglobin levels. No effect was observed in three, probably due to the severity of the concomitant disorders. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | G Nardone, A Rocco, T Balzano, G Budillon |
Journal | Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
(Aliment Pharmacol Ther)
Vol. 13
Issue 11
Pg. 1429-36
(Nov 1999)
ISSN: 0269-2813 [Print] England |
PMID | 10571598
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Gastrointestinal Agents
- Iron
- Octreotide
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Anemia
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Angiodysplasia
(complications, drug therapy)
- Chronic Disease
- Erythrocyte Count
- Female
- Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia
(complications, drug therapy)
- Gastrointestinal Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Hemoglobinometry
- Humans
- Iron
(therapeutic use)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Octreotide
(therapeutic use)
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