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Lanreotide Autogel in the Treatment of Persistent Diarrhea following a Total Colectomy
Joint Authors
Schoeters, Patrick
De Pooter, Karl
Source
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-12-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Diarrhea is one of the most common complications following colectomy in patients with slow transit constipation (STC).
Early postoperative diarrhea is usually treated with opioid agonists; however, to date, published data on the management of persistent diarrhea after colectomy for STC are scarce.
Here, we report a case of severe diarrhea after a total colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis.
One year after the surgery, the patient presented with persistent diarrhea.
Treatment with a long-acting somatostatin analogue, lanreotide Autogel, was initiated.
One month after the first injection of lanreotide Autogel the diarrhea was resolved.
The patient’s stool transit was markedly improved (type 4 or type 5 according to the Bristol Stool Chart compared to type 7 before the treatment), positively affecting the patient’s quality of life (mean score of 2.1 on the Irritable Bowel Syndrome Quality of Life questionnaire compared to 3.9 before the treatment).
This case report describes a successful use of lanreotide Autogel in a patient with persistent diarrhea after a total colectomy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Schoeters, Patrick& De Pooter, Karl. 2015. Lanreotide Autogel in the Treatment of Persistent Diarrhea following a Total Colectomy. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058560
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Schoeters, Patrick& De Pooter, Karl. Lanreotide Autogel in the Treatment of Persistent Diarrhea following a Total Colectomy. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058560
American Medical Association (AMA)
Schoeters, Patrick& De Pooter, Karl. Lanreotide Autogel in the Treatment of Persistent Diarrhea following a Total Colectomy. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058560
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058560