title: Beneficial effect of lovastatin on sphincter of Oddi dyskinesia in hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia.
abstract: This report describes an impaired sphincter of Oddi relaxation function in relation to hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia. As indicated by repetitive amyl nitrite-augmented quantitative hepatobiliary scintgraphy, normalization of serum lipids by means of diet and a 3-month treatment period with 20 mg of lovastatin per day resulted in an improvement of sphincter of Oddi relaxation.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Medicine, Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Medical University Szeged, Hungary.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Szilvássy
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nagy
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Madácsy
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hajnal
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Velösy
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takács
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lonovics
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008148:Lovastatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D009803:Sphincter of Oddi / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D008148:Lovastatin