title: Long-acting octreotide is effective in the treatment of portal hypertensive colopathy.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Gastrenterologia - Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando da Fonseca, Amadora, Lisboa, Portugal. Electronic address: cbranco.joana@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Joana C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Branco
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Gastrenterologia - Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando da Fonseca, Amadora, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Gastrenterologia - Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando da Fonseca, Amadora, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: Sara F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Alberto
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Gastrenterologia - Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando da Fonseca, Amadora, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications*; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D015282:Octreotide / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D015282:Octreotide