Abstract
This paper summarises the effects of somatostatin analogues on gastric and small bowel motility patterns in transit and health, and discusses the literature on the application of these medications to the treatment of human diseases such as small bowel scleroderma, dumping syndrome, and rapid-transit diarrhoea including carcinoid diarrhoea.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 90-92 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Digestion |
| Volume | 57 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1996 |
Keywords
- Carcinoid
- Diarrhoea
- Dumping
- Gut
- Motility
- Somatostatin
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gastroenterology