Lubiprostone improves visualization of small bowel for capsule endoscopy: a double-blind, placebo-controlled 2-way crossover study

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS:  Lubiprostone has been reported to be an anti-constipation drug. The aim of the study was to investigate the usefulness of lubiprostone both for bowel preparation and as a propulsive agent in small bowel endoscopy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:  This was a double-blind, placebo-co...

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Published in:Endosc Int Open
Main Authors: Matsuura, Mizue, Inamori, Masahiko, Inou, Yumi, Kanoshima, Kenji, Higurashi, Takuma, Ohkubo, Hidenori, Iida, Hiroshi, Endo, Hiroki, Nonaka, Takashi, Kusakabe, Akihiko, Maeda, Shin, Nakajima, Atsushi
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: © Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2017
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5451284/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28573175
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-105487
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