Somatostatin analog in managing postgastrectomy duodenal stump leak.
Somatostatin and its long-acting analog have a host of activities and potential applications in medicine today. Somatostatin is a naturally occurring peptide containing 14 amino acids. The following is one example of the many uses of somatostatin in the surgical patient.
Department of Surgery, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ 07740.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D013004:Somatostatin