Clinical profile and outcomes of opioid abuse gastroenteropathy: an underdiagnosed disease entity

Clinical profile and outcomes of opioid abuse gastroenteropathy: an underdiagnosed disease entity

Background/Aims Opioid-induced bowel dysfunction includes nausea, vomiting, constipation and abdominal distension. We describe patients presenting with gastrointestinal (GI) ulcers and ulcerated strictures secondary to opioid abuse, an entity not well described in literature. Methods This retrospect...

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Main Authors: Ramit Mahajan, Yogesh Gupta, Arshdeep Singh, Pulkit Dhiman, Vandana Midha, Chandan Kakkar, Vikram Narang, Varun Mehta, Kavita Saggar, Ajit Sood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases 2020-04-01
Series:Intestinal Research
Subjects:
opium
opioid abuse gastroenteropathy
ulcer
stricture
intestinal obstruction
Online Access:http://www.irjournal.org/upload/pdf/ir-2019-00104.pdf

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