Peppermint Oil Solution is useful as an antispasmodic drug for esophagogastroduodenoscopy, especially for elderly patients

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2379-2384

  Imagawa, Atsushi ^a   Hata, Hidenori ^a   Nakatsu, Morihito ^a   Yoshida, Yasunari ^a   Takeuchi, Keiko ^a   Inokuchi, Toshihiro ^a   Imada, Takayuki ^a   Kohno, Yoshiyasu ^a   Takahara, Masahiro ^a   Matsumoto, Kazuyuki ^a   Miyatake, Hirokazu ^a   Yagi, Satoru ^a   Ando, Masaharu ^a   Hirohata, Mamoru ^a   Fujiki, Shigeatsu ^b   Takenaka, Ryuta ^b  

^a Mitoyo General Hospital   (Japan)

^b Tsuyama Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antispasmodic drug; Esophagogastroduodenoscopy; Peppermint oil

Indexed keywords

GLUCAGON; PEPPERMINT OIL; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH ANTRUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BUTYLSCOPOLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; GLUCAGON; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PLANT OILS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866405350     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: 15732568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-012-2194-4     Document Type: Article

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