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Spasm of sphincter of Oddi

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Clinical Presentation

Prostigmine-morphine provocation led to substantial increases in Tmax and T1/2 over various regions, reflecting a complete spasm at the sphincter of Oddi level, as visualized by quantitative hepatobiliary scintigraphy [PMID:9431903].

Differential Diagnosis

N-butylscopolamine (20 mg) notably decreased contraction frequency but did not significantly impact basal sphincter pressure, indicating its specific mechanism of action [PMID:8794800].

Management

Glyceryl trinitrate infusion (Nitrolingual 1 μg/kg/min for 120 min) normalized the increased time to peak activity (Tmax) and half-time of excretion (T1/2) over the liver parenchyma, hepatic hilum, and common bile duct, indicating its sphincter-relaxing effect [PMID:9431903].

Glyceryl trinitrate was administered at a dose of 1 μg/kg/min for a duration of 120 minutes, demonstrating significant relief from sphincter of Oddi spasm [PMID:9431903].

Intravenous administration of dipyrone (2.5 g) significantly reduced basal sphincter pressure of the Oddi sphincter compared to other analgesics like tramadol and indomethacin [PMID:8794800].

Nitroglycerin (1 mg) significantly lowered both basal sphincter pressure and contraction frequency, suggesting its potential role in managing sphincter of Oddi spasm [PMID:8794800].

References

1 Velosy B, Madácsy L, Lonovics J, Csernay L. Effect of glyceryl trinitrate on the sphincter of Oddi spasm evoked by prostigmine-morphine administration. European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology 1997. link 2 Brandstätter G, Schinzel S, Wurzer H. Influence of spasmolytic analgesics on motility of sphincter of Oddi. Digestive diseases and sciences 1996. link

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Original source

  1. [1]
    Effect of glyceryl trinitrate on the sphincter of Oddi spasm evoked by prostigmine-morphine administration.Velosy B, Madácsy L, Lonovics J, Csernay L European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology (1997)
  2. [2]
    Influence of spasmolytic analgesics on motility of sphincter of Oddi.Brandstätter G, Schinzel S, Wurzer H Digestive diseases and sciences (1996)

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