Beneficial effect of lovastatin on sphincter of Oddi dyskinesia in hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia

Z Szilvássy; I Nagy; L Madácsy; F Hajnal; B Velösy; T Takács; J Lonovics

Beneficial effect of lovastatin on sphincter of Oddi dyskinesia in hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia

Am J Gastroenterol. 1997 May;92(5):900-2.

Authors

Z Szilvássy¹, I Nagy, L Madácsy, F Hajnal, B Velösy, T Takács, J Lonovics

Affiliation

¹ First Department of Medicine, Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Medical University Szeged, Hungary.

PMID: 9149215

Abstract

This report describes an impaired sphincter of Oddi relaxation function in relation to hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia. As indicated by repetitive amyl nitrite-augmented quantitative hepatobiliary scintgraphy, normalization of serum lipids by means of diet and a 3-month treatment period with 20 mg of lovastatin per day resulted in an improvement of sphincter of Oddi relaxation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Anticholesteremic Agents / therapeutic use*
Bile Duct Diseases / drug therapy
Bile Duct Diseases / etiology
Female
Humans
Hypercholesterolemia / complications
Hypercholesterolemia / drug therapy*
Hypertriglyceridemia / complications
Hypertriglyceridemia / drug therapy*
Lovastatin / therapeutic use*
Movement Disorders / drug therapy
Movement Disorders / etiology
Sphincter of Oddi / drug effects*

Substances

Anticholesteremic Agents
Lovastatin