Hypothesis: Hexitols in chewing gum may play a role in reducing postoperative ileus

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-40

  Tandeter, H ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; MALTITOL; MANNITOL; MAXITOL; SORBITOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLITOL;

ARTICLE; CHEWING GUM; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DUODENUM; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; ILEUS; INTESTINE MOTILITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM; STOMACH;

CHEWING GUM; COLONIC DISEASES; DIGESTION; HUMANS; ILEUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECTAL DISEASES; SUGAR ALCOHOLS;

EID: 56249121846     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.06.044     Document Type: Article

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