Gastrointestinal Complications (PDQ®)—Health Professional Version - National Cancer Institute

Gastrointestinal Complications (PDQ®)—Health Professional Version - National Cancer Institute

Gastrointestinal Complications (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version

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• Constipation
• Impaction
• Large or Small Bowel Obstruction
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• Radiation Enteritis
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Changes to This Summary (05/09/2018)

The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.

Constipation

Added text about naldemedine as a treatment for opioid-induced constipation (cited Katakami et al. as reference 15).

This summary is written and maintained by the PDQ Supportive and Palliative Care Editorial Board, which is editorially independent of NCI. The summary reflects an independent review of the literature and does not represent a policy statement of NCI or NIH. More information about summary policies and the role of the PDQ Editorial Boards in maintaining the PDQ summaries can be found on the About This PDQ Summary and PDQ® - NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Database pages.

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• Updated: May 9, 2018