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.
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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