title: [Clinical significance of prostaglandins in the gastrointestinal tract].
abstract: Endogenous prostaglandins are involved in several gastrointestinal diseases such as peptic ulcer. Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and radiation enteritis, although a casual role has not been proven in any condition. At present therapeutic indications are confined to the treatment of peptic ulcer with synthetic analogues at a dosage which inhibits acid secretion.
authors.affiliation: I. Chirurgische Universitätsklinik, Wien.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schiessel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vattay
mesh_terms: D004064:Digestive System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D011453:Prostaglandins
vernacular_title: Klinische Bedeutung der Prostaglandine im Gastrointestinaltrakt.