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Recent advances in the management of radiation colitis
Radiation colitis, an insidious, progressive disease of increasing frequency, develops 6 mo to 5 years after regional radiotherapy for malignancy, owing to the deleterious effects of the latter on the colon and the small intestine. When dealing with radiation colitis and its complications, the most conservative modality should be employed because the areas of intestinal injury do not tend to h…
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Variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients
Variceal bleeding is one of the major causes of death in cirrhotic patients. The management during the acute phase and the secondary prophylaxis is well defined. Recent recommendations (2015 Baveno VI expert consensus) are available and should be followed for an optimal management, which must be performed as an emergency in a liver or general intensive-care unit. It is based on the early admini…
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Laryngeal framework surgery: current strategies
Laryngeal framework surgery (LFS) is an indispensable surgical approach for the treatment of voice problems. The purpose of this review is to single out some relevant articles published on the topic of LFS from 2015 to mid-2016. Articles referring to injection laryngoplasty (augmentation) are entirely left aside
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Evaluation and management of variceal bleeding
Acute variceal bleeding is one of the most fatal complications of cirrhosis and is responsible for about one-third of cirrhosis-related deaths.Therefore,every effort should be made to emergently resuscitate the patients,start pharma-cotherapy as soon as possible and do endoscopic therapy in a timely manner. Despite there cent advances in treatment, mortality rate is still high.We provide a comp…
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Radiation Colitis and Proctitis
Radiation therapy is commonly utilized as a major component in the treatment of pelvic malignancy. Unfortunately, secondary toxicity to the lower gastrointestinal tract can occur. This most commonly affects the rectum, although injuries to the colon and small intestine are not uncommon. The presentation can be acute or chronic, and different mechanisms are responsible for each. Symptomatology i…
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Granisetron Extended-Release Injection: A Review in Chemotherapy-Induced Naus…
An extended-release (ER) subcutaneously injectable formulation of the first-generation 5-HT3 receptor antagonist granisetron is now available in the USA (Sustol), where it is indicated for the prevention of acute and delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) following moderately emetogenic chemotherapy (MEC) or anthracycline and cyclophosphamide combination chemotherapy regimens…
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Granisetron plus dexamethasone for prevention of postoperative nausea and vom…
Granisetron in combination with dexamethasone was significantly more effective than granisetron alone in preventing PONV in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery, with no difference in adverse reactions between the two groups. Granisetron alone or granisetron plus dexamethasone can be used to prevent PONV in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery
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Randomized, placebo-controlled trial of granisetron for control of nausea and…
The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of granisetron (5HT3 receptor antagonist) on the incidence of nausea and vomiting in cesarean deliveries under spinal anesthesia.
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Antiemetics: ASCO Guideline Update
To update the guideline to include new anticancer agents, antiemetics, and antiemetic regimens and to provide recommendations on the use of dexamethasone as a prophylactic antiemetic in patients receiving checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs)
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Granisetron reduces postoperative nausea and vomiting throughout menstrual cycle
The treatment groups were similar with respect to patient demographics, types of surgery, anaesthetics administered and analgesics used postoperatively. The incidence of PONV was 72% and 32% in patients during menstruation receiving placebo or granisetron (P < 0.05), and was 46% and 2096 in those during non-menstruation, respectively (P < 0.05). No differences in the incidence of other adverse …
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