Symptoms involving the gastrointestinal tract

Symptoms involving the gastrointestinal tract are very common in patients who require palliative treatment. They can be caused by the patient's underlying (malignant) disease or by the treatment of this disease. Nausea and vomiting as well as constipation are of the utmost importance in this co...

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Published inUrologe. Ausgabe A Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 21 - 25
Main Authors Stahl, M, Kloke, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 01.01.2007
Subjects
Gastrointestinal Diseases - complications
Gastrointestinal Diseases - diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Diseases - therapy
Humans
Nausea - diagnosis
Nausea - etiology
Nausea - therapy
Pain - diagnosis
Pain - etiology
Pain Management
Palliative Care - methods
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Practice Patterns, Physicians
Vomiting - diagnosis
Vomiting - etiology
Vomiting - therapy
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Summary:Symptoms involving the gastrointestinal tract are very common in patients who require palliative treatment. They can be caused by the patient's underlying (malignant) disease or by the treatment of this disease. Nausea and vomiting as well as constipation are of the utmost importance in this context due both to their frequency as well as their complex consequences. A careful evaluation of the patient's history combined with a few diagnostic procedures will help to provide a treatment which is orientated on pathophysiology.
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ISSN:0340-2592
DOI:10.1007/s00120-006-1274-5