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Pseudo-obstruction of the bowel

Therapeutic trial of metoclopramide

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A patient with chronic idiopathic pseudo-obstruction is reported and the results of a double blind therapeutic trial of metoclopramide are described. Within the limits of this trial metoclopramide was ineffective by all clinical criteria.

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  1. Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California

    Andrew B. Lipton MD &  C. Michael Knauer MD

  2. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, 751 South Bascom Avenue, 95128, San Jose, California

    Andrew B. Lipton MD &  C. Michael Knauer MD

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Lipton, A.B., Knauer, C.M. Pseudo-obstruction of the bowel. Digest Dis Sci 22, 263–265 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01072287

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