Regression of gastric polyps in Gardner's syndrome with use of indomethacin suppositories: A case report

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 44, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 918-920

  Hirata, Keiji ^a   Okazaki, Keisuke ^a   Nakayama, Yoshifumi ^a   Nagata, Naoki ^a   Itoh, Hideaki ^a   Ohsato, Keiichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Familial adenomatous polyposis; Gardner's syndrome; Gastric polyps; Indomethacin suppository; Polyp regression

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SULINDAC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON POLYPOSIS; GARDNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; STOMACH POLYP;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; GARDNER SYNDROME; HUMANS; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; SUPPOSITORIES;

EID: 0030957097     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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