Lactitol vs. lactulose in the treatment
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Marsha Y. Morgan; Katherine E. Hawley
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Article
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1987
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Lactitol (fl-galactosido-sorbitol) is a nonabsorbable disaccharide available as a powder which, in open comparison, is as effective as lactulose in the treatment of chronic hepatic encephalopathy, but is better tolerated. Twenty-five cirrhotic patients experiencing 28 episodes of acute hepatic encep