Collagenous colitis responsive to octreotide therapy

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 300-301

  Fisher, N C ^a   Tutt, A ^a   Sim, E ^a   Scarpello, J H B ^a   Green, J R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; COLLAGEN; OCTREOTIDE; SERUM ALBUMIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; COLLAGENOUS COLITIS; COLON BIOPSY; COLONOSCOPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

AGED; COLITIS; COLLAGEN; COLON; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; OCTREOTIDE;

EID: 0029778524     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199612000-00013     Document Type: Article

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