title: Increased deoxycholic acid absorption and gall stones in acromegalic patients treated with octreotide: more evidence for a connection between slow transit constipation and gall stones.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, MC 0813, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0813, USA. ahofmann@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Hofmann
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003248:Constipation / Q000150:complications; D003840:Deoxycholic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D042882:Gallstones / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005772:Gastrointestinal Transit / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption / Q000187:drug effects; D015282:Octreotide / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D003840:Deoxycholic Acid; D015282:Octreotide