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Premedication with peppermint oil capsules in colonoscopy: a double blind placebo-controlled randomized trial study.

Ahmad Shavakhi, Sussan Kaboudanian Ardestani, M Taki, Marjan Goli, Ammar Hassanzadeh Keshteli

PubMed · 2012 · 29 citations · 17 references

Abstract

Premedication with Colpermin was beneficial in terms of the time required for cecal intubation and total procedure time, reducing colonic spasm, increasing endoscopist satisfaction and decreasing pain in patients during colonoscopy.

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Results from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy/U.S. Food and Drug Administration collaborative study on complication rates and drug use during gastrointestinal endoscopy

Janet B. Arrowsmith, B. Burt Gerstman, David E. Fleischer et al. · Gastrointestinal Endoscopy · 1991 · 497 citations

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Enteric-coated, pH-dependent peppermint oil capsules for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome in children

Robert M. Kline, Jeffrey J. Kline, Joan Di Palma et al. · The Journal of Pediatrics · 2001 · 314 citations

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The mechanism of action of peppermint oil on gastrointestinal smooth muscle

Judith M. Hills, Philip I. Aaronson · Gastroenterology · 1991 · 271 citations · Full text

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The actions of peppermint oil and menthol on calcium channel dependent processes in intestinal, neuronal and cardiac preparations

M. Hawthorn, J. Ferrante, E. Luchowski et al. · Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics · 1988 · 233 citations

Evaluation of complications during and after conscious sedation for endoscopy using pulse oximetry

Frank L. Iber, Marie Sutberry, R.N. Rajan Gupta et al. · Gastrointestinal Endoscopy · 1993 · 87 citations

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