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How useful is methylglucamine diatrizoate solution in patients with small-bowel obstruction?

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 3, pages 432–433 (2006)Cite this article

boxed-textZhang Y et al. (2006) Randomised clinical trial investigating the effects of combined administration of octreotide and methylglucamine diatrizoate in older persons with adhesive small bowel obstruction. Dig Liv Dis 38: 188–194

Nonabsorbable, hyperosmolar solution methylglucamine diatrizoate might be useful for the resolution of partial small-bowel obstruction in selected patients

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Sarr, M. How useful is methylglucamine diatrizoate solution in patients with small-bowel obstruction?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 3, 432–433 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0555

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