Paroxetine treatment of 3 cases of cholestatic pruritus due to gastrointestinal malignancy

Journal of Japanese Society of Gastroenterology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 257-262

  Unotoro, Jo ^b   Nonaka, Eishin ^b   Takita, Naohito ^b   Suzuki, Yoshimasa ^a  

^a Department of Surgery   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PAROXETINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTATIC PRURITUS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; CHOLESTASIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PAROXETINE; PRURITUS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS;

EID: 77249127585     PISSN: 04466586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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