title: Sandostatin in the management of nonendocrine gastrointestinal and pancreatic disorders: a preliminary study.
abstract: Between October 1987 and July 1990 a prospective, nonrandomized, preliminary study was carried out to assess the efficacy of Sandostatin in treating complex pancreatic and gastrointestinal disorders. The study group consisted of 18 women and 12 men, ranging in age from 23 to 80 years (mean 50 years), in whom conventional medical or surgical therapy, or both, had failed. Nineteen patients had pancreatic disease (5 had chronic pancreatitis, 8 acute necrotizing pancreatitis and 6 pancreatic fistula). Thirteen patients had disorders of the small intestine (7 had enterocutaneous fistula and 6 diarrhea-associated short-gut syndrome). Sandostatin was found to be effective in the closure of pancreatic (five of six cases) and enterocutaneous fistulas (five of seven cases), of benefit in controlling the pain associated with chronic pancreatitis (three of five cases) and of some use in achieving short-term control of intractable diarrhea in patients with short-gut syndrome (five of six cases). It was of particular benefit in the management of acute necrotizing pancreatitis. The standard principles of surgical management must be adhered to when using Sandostatin to treat patients with these disorders. Sandostatin can not correct underlying problems such as pancreatic-duct obstruction, malignant disease or unresolved sepsis. These preliminary results justify more widespread use of Sandostatin as part of a prospective randomized and controlled multicentre trial.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, PQ.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000188:drug therapy; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015282:Octreotide / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D015282:Octreotide