Polyethylene glycol (Macrogol) - Review of its use in diagnosis and treatment of gastroenterologic disorders;Polyathylenglykol (Macrogol) - Ubersicht fiber seine verwendung in der diagnostik und therapie gastroenterologischer erkrankungen

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 53-60

  Hammer, Heinz F ^c   Hammer, Johann ^a   Gasche, Christoph ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c Med Universitätsklinik Graz   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colonic lavage; Constipation; Fecal impaction; Intestinal permeability; Intestinal transit; Perfusion studies

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG INDICATION; FECES IMPACTION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE MUCOSA PERMEABILITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; INTESTINE SECRETION; LAVAGE; PHYSIOLOGY;

CONSTIPATION; FECAL IMPACTION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; INTESTINAL SECRETIONS; IRRIGATION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

EID: 0034723109     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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