title: The effect of ranitidine on urine mucus concentration in patients with enterocystoplasty.
abstract: We describe the effect of ranitidine in reducing mucus in urine in 8 patients with enterocystoplasty and present a simple technique for measuring the concentration of mucus in urine. After a 10-day course of ranitidine (300 mg daily in divided doses) the concentration of mucus had fallen significantly from an initial level of 1.38 +/- 0.18 to 0.39 +/- 0.04 mg/ml.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Norfolk and Norwich Hospital.
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gee
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Wortley
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stott
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Gaches
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Ashken
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D007422:Intestines / Q000637:transplantation*; D009093:Mucus / Q000378:metabolism*; D011899:Ranitidine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery*; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D011899:Ranitidine