Gallbladder Stones: Oral Dissolution Therapy
Chenodiol is noninvasive, safe and moderately expensive. Because of diarrhea, the need for aminotransferase monitoring, the long duration of therapy required, and the minority of patients who are appropriate candidates, it has had limited use. Ursodiol is generally preferred because it has minimal s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1990-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1990/784302 |
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| Summary: | Chenodiol is noninvasive, safe and moderately expensive. Because
of diarrhea, the need for aminotransferase monitoring, the long duration
of therapy required, and the minority of patients who are appropriate candidates,
it has had limited use. Ursodiol is generally preferred because it has minimal side
effects. Patients with increased surgical risk, mild to moderate symptoms, and
gallstones which are either floatable with oral radiopaque contrast media or
radiolucent by computed tomography scan in a nonobstructed gallbladder arc
appropriate candidates for oral bile acid therapy. Silent stones should not be
treated under most circumstances. |
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| ISSN: | 0835-7900 |