Pharmaceutical equivalence of the combination formulation of budesonide and formoterol in a single capsule with a dry powder inhaler [PDF]
, 2012 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the pharmaceutical equivalence of a test formulation (fixed-dose combination of budesonide and formoterol fumarate in a single capsule dispensed in an Aerocaps® inhaler) in relation to a reference formulation (budesonide and ...
Andrade-lima, Marina +2 more
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Fecal Incontinence: Epidemiology, Impact, and Treatment [PDF]
Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2016 Fecal incontinence (FI) is a chronic and debilitating condition that carries a significant health, economic, and social burden. FI has a considerable psychosocial and financial impact on patients and their families. A variety of treatment modalities are available for FI including behavioral and dietary modifications, pharmacotherapy, pelvic floor ...
Katarzyna, Bochenska, Anne-Marie, Boller
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Concurrent conditions in patients with chronic constipation: a population-based study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BACKGROUND: Chronic constipation (CC) is a common condition but its concurrent conditions are not well characterized. We measured the prevalence and risk of developing 15 pre-specified concurrent conditions in patients with CC.
Gaurav Arora +4 more
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Milk Alkali Syndrome Complicated by Calcium Impaction Causing Bowel Perforation
Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, 2022 The milk-alkali syndrome consists of hypercalcemia, metabolic alkalosis, and acute kidney injury associated with the ingestion of large amounts of calcium and absorbable alkali. There has been a resurgence of this condition because of calcium therapy for
Sharonya Shrivastava +2 more
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Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction in a Bernese Mountain Dog [PDF]
, 2009 Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (CIPO) is a rare syndrome characterized by chronic intestinal dilation and dysmotility in the absence of mechanical obstruction.
Chiers, Koen +5 more
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Savory satisfaction can lead to lower gastrointestinal impaction [PDF]
, 2013 The differential diagnosis for constipation is large and includes many common diagnoses as well asother unusual ones. Bezoars are one of the diagnostic "zebras" that we do not think of frequently.Bezoars are foreign material masses that are formed in the
Hammad, Hazem +2 more
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Fecaloma presenting as huge abdominal mass
JGH Open, 2020 Fecal impaction is common in elderly, bed ridden, schizoaffective patients on antipsychotics. Intestinal obstruction due to distal colonic fecaliths is rare as it is amenable to digital manual evacuation and enemas.
Mushtaq A Khan +6 more
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What treatments work best for constipation in children? [PDF]
, 2009 Osmotic laxatives produce the best results. Fiber and behavior modification may have a role. Increased fiber and behavior modification are the most often recommended first steps in managing chronic functional constipation (CFC) in children, but only ...
Carter, Nakia Joyce +2 more
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Effects of conventional treatment of chronic functional constipation on total and segmental colonic and orocecal transit times [PDF]
, 2009 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of conventional treatment of chronic functional constipation on total and segmental colonic transit times and on orocecal transit time.
Morais, Mauro Batista de +2 more
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A case report of impacted fecalith within mucosal pouch: an unusual cause of colocolic intussusception [PDF]
Annals of ColoproctologyIntussusception involving the colon is unusual in adults and when present is managed with resection due to the risk of malignancy. We present an unusual case where the intussusceptum was impacted stool in a mucosal pouch in the transverse colon.
Douglas Greer, Adrian Fernandez
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