title: Octreotide for control of bleeding peristomal varices in palliative care.
authors.affiliation: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: debbie.selby@sunnybrook.ca.
authors.forename: Debbie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Selby
authors.affiliation: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Lawrence D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015282:Octreotide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D015282:Octreotide