Hepatic derangement following N-Acetylcysteine enemas in an infant with cystic fibrosis

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 673-675

  Cooke, Andrew ^a   Deshpande, Aniruddh V ^a   Wong, Chris K F ^a   Cohen, Ralph ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hepatic derangement; Meconium ileus; N Acetylcysteine; Oral and enema form

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; IOPROMIDE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOGRAPHY; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FECES IMPACTION; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; INFANT; INTESTINE ATRESIA; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TOXICITY; MECONIUM ILEUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ENEMA; FECAL IMPACTION; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; ILEUS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVER DISEASES; MECONIUM;

EID: 54949088234     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01399.x     Document Type: Article

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