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7914962

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8922
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-9-22
pubmed:abstractText
Biliary stents are liable to clog. We investigated whether a choleretic plus an antibiotic could delay clogging. 20 consecutive patients with a malignant biliary stricture were randomised after endoscopic insertion of a polyethylene stent to receive ursodeoxycholic acid plus norfloxacin (13-15 mg/kg and 400 mg, daily) or conservative treatment. The drug combination was associated with: a longer median patency of first (49 vs 6 weeks) and all stents (38 vs 7 weeks); a prolonged median survival (67 vs 18 weeks); and a shorter mean hospital stay (0.2 vs 1.0 days per week of survival). Thus ursodeoxycholic acid plus norfloxacin may prevent stent clogging.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0140-6736
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
27
pubmed:volume
344
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
581-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Randomised trial of prevention of biliary stent occlusion by ursodeoxycholic acid plus norfloxacin.
pubmed:affiliation
Hepatology Unit, University Hospital, Poitiers, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial