Prevention of recurrence of oesophageal stricture, a comparison of lansoprazole and high-dose ranitidine

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 431-438

  Swarbrick, Edwin T ^a,f   Gough, Andrew L ^b   Foster, Christopher S ^c   Christian, Jenny ^d   Garrett, Andrew D ^e   Langworthy, C Harriet ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Lederle Laboratories   (United Kingdom)

^e Cyanamid   (United Kingdom)

^f NEW CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Iansoprazole; Oesophageal stricture; Ranitidine

Indexed keywords

GASTRIN; LANSOPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RANITIDINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPEPSIA; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STOMACH MUCOSA; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; VERTIGO; VOMITING;

2-PYRIDINYLMETHYLSULFINYLBENZIMIDAZOLES; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; DILATATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; HUMANS; OMEPRAZOLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANITIDINE; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029945041     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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