BENEFICIAL EFFECT OF LOVASTATIN ON SPHINCTER OF ODDI-DYSKINESIA IN HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA AND HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA

Authors
SZILVASSY Z NAGY I MADACSY L HAJNAL F VELOSY B TAKACS T LONOVICS J
Citation
Z. Szilvassy et al., BENEFICIAL EFFECT OF LOVASTATIN ON SPHINCTER OF ODDI-DYSKINESIA IN HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA AND HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA, The American journal of gastroenterology, 92(5), 1997, pp. 900-902
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
The American journal of gastroenterology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029270
Volume
92
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
900 - 902
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9270(1997)92:5<900:BEOLOS>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
This report describes an impaired. sphincter of Oddi relaxation functi on in relation to hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia. As in dicated by repetitive amyl nitrite-augmented quantitative hepatobiliar y scintgraphy, normalization of serum lipids by means csf diet and a 3 -month treatment period with 20 mp of lovastatin per day resulted in a n improvement of sphincter of Oddi relaxation.