Short-chain fatty acids in the treatment of radiation proctitis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over pilot trial

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1046-1050

  Talley, Nicholas A ^b   Chen, Frank ^a   King, Denis ^a   Jones, Michael ^b   Talley, Nicholas J ^b  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Butyric acid; Radiation proctitis; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; PLACEBO; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON MUCOSA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PROCTITIS; RADIATION INJURY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; BUTYRIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACIDS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROCTITIS; RADIATION INJURIES;

EID: 0030879491     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02050927     Document Type: Article

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