{"title":"The use of octreotide in pediatric patients: Practical applications for gastrointestinal disorders and beyond: A narrative review.","authors":"Bailey Dunn, Megan Foxe, Kathy Hunter Sprott, Jessica E Hook, Candi Jump","doi":"10.1002/ncp.11348","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Somatostatin is a naturally occurring polypeptide hormone that exerts its effect on the gastrointestinal tract by reducing exocrine and endocrine secretion, resulting in decreased motility, gastric emptying, splanchnic blood flow, fat absorption, lymphatic flow, and gallbladder contraction. Octreotide is a synthetic somatostatin analogue that has a variety of clinical applications in the gastrointestinal tract, including in the treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding, motility disorders, lymphatic disorders, pancreatic disorders, and high-output states. Clinicians may hesitate to use octreotide because of its potential side effects and the lack of robust pediatric data. Here we describe potential side effects of the drug and review the use of octreotide in the above pediatric indications.</p>","PeriodicalId":19354,"journal":{"name":"Nutrition in Clinical Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Nutrition in Clinical Practice","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ncp.11348","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"NUTRITION & DIETETICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Somatostatin is a naturally occurring polypeptide hormone that exerts its effect on the gastrointestinal tract by reducing exocrine and endocrine secretion, resulting in decreased motility, gastric emptying, splanchnic blood flow, fat absorption, lymphatic flow, and gallbladder contraction. Octreotide is a synthetic somatostatin analogue that has a variety of clinical applications in the gastrointestinal tract, including in the treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding, motility disorders, lymphatic disorders, pancreatic disorders, and high-output states. Clinicians may hesitate to use octreotide because of its potential side effects and the lack of robust pediatric data. Here we describe potential side effects of the drug and review the use of octreotide in the above pediatric indications.
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NCP is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary publication that publishes articles about the scientific basis and clinical application of nutrition and nutrition support. NCP contains comprehensive reviews, clinical research, case observations, and other types of papers written by experts in the field of nutrition and health care practitioners involved in the delivery of specialized nutrition support. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
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