Effect of sublingual nitroglycerin on pain following ERCP

Christensen, M.H.; Schulze, S.; Rosenberg, J.

Ugeskrift for Laeger 159(13): 1954-1955

1997


ISSN/ISBN: 0041-5782
PMID: 9123635
Document Number: 475999
Nitroglycerine, acting a nitric oxide donor, is known to relax visceral smooth muscle. We report a case where pain associated with pancreatitis after ERCP was successfully treated with sublingual nitroglycerine 0.5 mg. The analgesic effect lasted approximately two hours. Further controlled studies should evaluate the effect of nitroglycerine on pain associated with pancreatitis as well as clarify the mechanisms involved.

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