Clonidine treatment of acute pancreatitis: report of five cases.

Lechín, F; Van der Dijs, B; Lechín, M; Jara, H; Lechín, A; Cabrera, A; Rada, I; Orozco, B; Jiménez, V; Valderrama, T

Lechín, F; Van der Dijs, B; Lechín, M; Jara, H; Lechín, A; Cabrera, A; Rada, I; Orozco, B; Jiménez, V; Valderrama, T.

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Valderrama, T; Section of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, Central University of Venezuela..

Acta gastroenterol. latinoam ; Acta gastroenterol. latinoam;22(2): 119-24, 1992.

Article en En | BINACIS | ID: bin-51150

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ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

We report five consecutive cases of patients with acute pancreatitis resistant to conventional treatment who improved dramatically with clonidine. All patients showed greatly elevated noradrenaline, adrenaline and cortisol plasma levels (physiological indicators of stress) which fell abruptly upon initiation of clonidine therapy. The clonidine test performed in the patients showed a hyper-response in all, a reaction consistent with uncoping stress situation. Therefore, we postulate that stress might play a role in the pathogenesis of these patients pancreatic inflammatory disease.

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Colección: 06-national / AR Base de datos: BINACIS Idioma: En Revista: Acta gastroenterol. latinoam Año: 1992 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Argentina

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Colección: 06-national / AR Base de datos: BINACIS Idioma: En Revista: Acta gastroenterol. latinoam Año: 1992 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Argentina