Beneficial effect of lovastatin on sphincter of oddi dyskinesia in hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 900-902

  Szilvássy, Zoltán ^a   Nagy, István ^a   Madácsy, László ^a   Hajnal, Ferenc ^a   Velösy, Borbála ^a   Takács, Tamás ^a   Lonovics, János ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYL NITRATE; METOPROLOL; MEVINOLIN; PAPAVERINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LOW FAT DIET; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VATER PAPILLA STENOSIS;

AGED; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; BILE DUCT DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LOVASTATIN; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; SPHINCTER OF ODDI;

EID: 0030969263     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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