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Drugs in Focus: Octreotide Use in Children With Gastrointestinal Disorders

  • Emmanuel Mas*
  • , Osvaldo Borrelli
  • , Ilse Broekaert
  • , J. Martin de-Carpi
  • , Jernej Dolinsek
  • , Erasmo Miele
  • , Corina Pienar
  • , C. Ribes Koninckx
  • , Ruth-Anne Thomassen
  • , Mike Thomson
  • , Christo Tzivinikos
  • , Marc A. Benninga*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Hôpital des enfants
  • NIHR Great Ormond Street Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
  • Center for Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
  • SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital
  • Department of Abdominal and General Surgery, Slovenia
  • University of Naples Federico II
  • Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy
  • Hospital Universitario La Fe
  • University of Oslo
  • Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
  • Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, United Arab Emirates
  • University College London
  • Med. Fac. of the Univ. of Cologne
  • Hospital Sant Joan de Déu
  • Univerzitetni Klinični Center Maribor
  • Oslo University Hospital
  • Sheffield Children's Hospital
  • University of Amsterdam

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Abstract

Octreotide, a somatostatin analogue, has been used for more than 20 years in children with gastrointestinal bleeding, chylothorax or chylous ascites, intestinal lymphangiectasia, pancreatitis, intestinal dysmotility, and severe diarrhoea; however, until now, there is a lack of randomised clinical trials evaluating the efficacy of this compound in childhood. Hence, we aimed to review the literature in order to determine the evidence of its use and safety in children, using PubMed from 2000 to 2021 with the search terms ‘‘octreotide’’ and ‘‘children’’ and ‘‘bleeding or chylous ascites or chylothorax or acute pancreatitis or lymphangiectasia or diarrhoea or intestinal dysmotility’’.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-6
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
Volume74
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2022

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Bleeding
  • Children
  • Chylous ascites
  • Diarrhoea
  • Ocreotide
  • Somatostatin

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