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ROLE OF OCTREOTIDE IN ENTERO-CUTANEAOUS FISTULA- A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Authors :
Binod Kumar Jaiswal
Poonam Jaiswal
Source :
INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH. :32-32
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
World Wide Journals, 2021.

Abstract

Octreotide is a octapeptide that mimics natural somatostatin pharmacologically. It exerts Inhibitory effects on gastrointestinal secretion and motility thus considered, useful in management of gastrointestinal stula. The half life of octerotide is 113 minutes which allow intermittent (three times daily) subcutaneous dosing schedule for the treatment of stula. The main focus of this review is to know the use of octreotide in management of enterocutaneous stula.

Details

Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........ddf45a809cdeb8f89b73de6a0ac79b02
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.36106/gjra/2401075