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Prophylactic NSAID Reduces Post-Endoscopy Pancreatitis
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Title Prophylactic NSAID Reduces Post-Endoscopy Pancreatitis
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/574763?src=rss
Description A single-dose of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), administered rectally just prior to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, can reduce the risk of procedure-related pancreatitis by 64%, investigators announced over the weekend here as temperatures climbed to a record-high 100 degrees. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Gastroenterology
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Date May 21, 2008
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