Use of N-acetyl cysteine for the treatment of parenteral nutrition-induced liver disease in children receiving home parenteral nutrition

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 220-223

  Mager, Diana R ^a,c   Marcon, Margaret ^a,b   Wales, Paul ^b   Pencharz, Paul B ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; DOMPERIDONE; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PANTOPRAZOLE; PREDNISONE; RETINOL; TEGASEROD; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTERITIS; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HEPATOMEGALY; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER DISEASE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENOMEGALY; STOMACH EMPTYING;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADOLESCENT; CHOLESTASIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, HOME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38549128360     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3180653ce6     Document Type: Article

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