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RESEARCH PRODUCT

GASTROINTESTINAL COMPLICATIONS DURING USE OF ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS FOR ORTHOPEDIC DISEASES

Giuseppe MargiottaFm AccardoP DamianiA GeraciAntonino SanfilippoGiovanni Tomasello

subject

Gastrointestinal complications NSAIDs Gastritis Colitis.

description

Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) are molecules that inhibit the functionality of cyclooxygenase, resulting in suppression of prostaglandin production. Primary physicians and specialist clinics frequently prescribe NSAIDs for the treatment of osteoarticular diaseases such as tendinitis, bursitis, synovitis, spondylitis and osteoarthritis. This analysis aims to study gastrointestinal complications in orthopedic patients, caused by the use of NSAIDs, employng esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy.

10.3269/1970-5492.2011.6.14http://hdl.handle.net/10447/62642