Chronic subcutaneous octreotide decreases gastrointestinal blood loss in blue rubber-bleb nevus syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 183-188

  Gonzalez, Daniela ^a   Elizondo, Ben J ^a   Haslag, Sara ^a   Buchanan, George ^a   Burdick, J Steven ^a   Guzzetta, Philip C ^a   Hicks, Barry A ^a   Andersen, John M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Ctr for Pediatric Gastroenterology   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome; Chronic gastrointestinal bleeding; Octreotide; Venous malformations

Indexed keywords

AMINOCAPROIC ACID; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; HEMOGLOBIN; LIVER ENZYME; NADOLOL; OCTREOTIDE; PANCREAS ENZYME; SOMATOSTATIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BED REST; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLUE RUBBER BLEB NEVUS SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION; PANCREAS FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLANCHNIC BLOOD FLOW; SYNDROME; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN MALFORMATION;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; NEVUS, BLUE; OCTREOTIDE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEINS;

EID: 0034861372     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200108000-00017     Document Type: Article

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