Gastrointestinal problems in patients with advanced gynaecological malignancy

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 253-263

  Marsden, Donald E ^a   Lickiss, J Norelle ^a   Hacker, Neville F ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anorexia; Ascites; Cachexia; Constipation; Gynaecological cancer; Hypercalcaemia; Intestinal obstruction; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CISAPRIDE; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; CYTOKINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOMPERIDONE; FLUCONAZOLE; GESTAGEN; HALOPERIDOL; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; LAXATIVE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; MEGESTROL ACETATE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NYSTATIN; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PILOCARPINE; PLACEBO; RECOMBINANT TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; STEROID; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ADVANCED CANCER; ANOREXIA; ASCITES; CACHEXIA; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FISTULA; DIURETIC THERAPY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG EFFECT; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MOUTHWASH; PATIENT CARE; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034958175     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/beog.2000.0166     Document Type: Article

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