ABSTRACT
The therapeutic action of Triazolam has been assessed against a placebo by administering the two substances on a double blind basis the evening prior to surgery. The results show that Triazolam was significantly better than the placebo as regards induction time and the duration and quality of sleep. There were few unimportant side-effects.
Subject(s)
Anti-Anxiety Agents/therapeutic use , Preoperative Care , Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders/drug therapy , Triazolam/therapeutic use , Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Sleep/drug effects , Triazolam/pharmacologyABSTRACT
Personal experience acquired in a series of 130 papillo-sphincterotomies carried out over a five-year period for the treatment of lithiasis of the VBP and benign stenosis of the papilla is reported. An account is given of the literature data showing that his method, which is comparable with biliodigestive anastomosis techniques, is safe and reliable. Attention is also drawn to its undoubted advantages in the prevention of some serious late complications.