Volume 5, Number 7 (July/August 2007)

Bench to Bedside

303

  

Endoscopic Therapy for Malignant Bowel Obstruction
Edward J. Frech, MD, and Douglas G. Adler, MD, FACG, FASGE

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Huntsman Cancer Center, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah

abstract full text 207 kb

 

PEER VIEWPOINTS
Stents and Bowel Obstruction: Practical Considerations
Serhat Aymaz, MD, MSc, and Arno J. Dormann, MD, PhD, Medical Department, Cologne City Hospital, Cologne-Holweide, Germany

full text 54 kb

 

Malignant Bowel Obstruction: Comparing the Treatments
Pasquale Spinelli, MD, and Andrea Mancini, MD, Diagnostic and Surgical Endoscopy Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy

full text 82 kb

Original Research

327

  

Fentanyl Buccal Tablet for Relief of Breakthrough Pain in Opioid-Tolerant Patients With Cancer-Related Chronic Pain
Neal E. Slatkin, MD, DABPM, Fang Xie, PhD, John Messina, PharmD, and Thalia J. Segal, MD

Department of Supportive Care, Pain and Palliative Medicine, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California; Departments of Biostatistics and Clinical Research, Cephalon, Inc., Frazer, Pennsylvania; Pain Management Center, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York

abstract full text 287 kb

How We Do It

337

  

Identifying and Treating Fluoropyrimidine-Associated Hand-and-Foot Syndrome in White and Non-White Patients
Muhammad Wasif Saif, MD, MBBS, and Aymen A. Elfiky, MD

Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

full text 208 kb

Letter to the Editor

301

  

Nebulized Lidocaine for Intractable Cough Near the End of Life
Brian M. Lingerfelt, MD, Craig W. Swainey, MD, Thomas J. Smith, MD, and Patrick J. Coyne, MSN, APRN, FAAN

Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Thomas Palliative Care Unit, Massey Cancer Center, Richmond, Virginia

full text 59 kb

© 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher.

The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors or advertisers. The authors, editors, and publishers make every effort to ensure that no inaccurate or misleading data, opinion, or statement is published in this journal and that drug names, dosages, and recommendations are accurate. However, readers should confirm all dosage schedules against the manufacturer’s package information data. The Publisher, Editorial Board, and their employees accept no liability whatsoever for the consequences of any inaccurate or misleading data, opinion, or statement.