Comparing efficacy of Rifaximin plus Lactulose vs. Lactulose alone in treating Hepatic Encephalopathy [PDF]
Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, 2020 Background: Hepatic Encephalopathy is a syndrome observed in patients with liver cirrhosis. Various treatment modalities are in use for treatment of Porto Systemic Encephalopathy (PSE).
Tanveer Hussain +5 more
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Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology, 2010 Charles F Barish1, Bryan Voss2, Byron Kaelin21Wake Research Associates, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; 2Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc., Nashville, Tennessee, USABackground: Chronic constipation is an important clinical condition which can result in ...
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Efficacy Comparison of Nitazoxanide Combined with Lactulose versus Lactulose Monotherapy in Managing Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy [PDF]
Journal of Rawalpindi Medical CollegeObjective: To evaluate the efficacy of combining Nitazoxanide with lactulose compared to lactulose alone in the treatment of overt hepatic encephalopathy.
Taimoor Hafeez Janjua +5 more
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Comparative Evaluation of Lactulose and Bisacodyl in the Management of Chronic Constipation: Efficacy, Safety, and Patient Preferences [PDF]
, 2023 Chronic constipation is a common gastrointestinal disorder, and its management often requires long-term use of laxatives. This review addresses the differences between two commonly used laxatives, lactulose and bisacodyl.
Mustafa Reşat Dabak, Kerim Güler
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Targeted decrease of portal hepatic pressure gradient improves ascites control after TIPS
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 The river diagram demonstrates that after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt insertion (TIPS) the majority of patients without ascites and 50% of the patients with ascites detectable at ultrasound, show the best response in the long term follow‐up.
Alexander Queck +14 more
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Renally Generated Ammonia as a Cause of Hyperammonaemic Non-Hepatic Encephalopathy. [PDF]
Nephrology (Carlton)ABSTRACT Encephalopathy with high ammonia levels is most commonly associated with cirrhosis or urea cycle disorders, but it can also result from renal ammoniagenesis when renal excretion of ammonium is impaired. In the literature, this has been shown to occur in the presence of (1) urinary diversion to a segment of intestine; (2) urea‐splitting ...
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Dietary calcium decreases but short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides increase colonic permeability in rats [PDF]
, 2010 An increased intestinal permeability is associated with several diseases. Nutrition can influence gut permeability. Previously, we showed that dietary Ca decreases whereas dietary short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides (scFOS) increase intestinal ...
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Intestinal integrity and performance of turkeys subjected to inoculation of Salmonella Enteritidis and a diet supplemented with lactulose [PDF]
Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2021 : The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of lactulose (0.03 mL kg-1) on the intestinal health and weight gain of turkeys subjected to the inoculation of Salmonella serovar (sv.) Enteritidis (SE).
Eliete Souza Santana +5 more
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Lactulose enhances neuroplasticity to improve cognitive function in early hepatic encephalopathy
Neural Regeneration Research, 2015 Lactulose is known to improve cognitive function in patients with early hepatic encephalopathy; however, the underlying mechanism remains poorly understood.
Nan Yang +7 more
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Effect of rifaximin plus lactulose versus lactulose alone on the risk of mortality.
, 2022 Effect of rifaximin plus lactulose versus lactulose alone on the risk of mortality.
Jian Fu (41067) +2 more
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