Szilvássy Z, Nagy I, Madácsy L, Hajnal F, Velösy B, Takács T, Lonovics J
First Department of Medicine, Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Medical University Szeged, Hungary.
Am J Gastroenterol. 1997 May;92(5):900-2.
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.