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Are oral cathartics of value in optimizing the gallium scan ? Concise communication . The normal intestinal secretion of 9-15 % of an administered dose of gallium-67 may prevent early detection of intra-abdominal disease . We randomized 50 patients to receive either no bowel preparation or 30 cc of milk of magnesia plus 5 cc of cascara . No significant difference was found between the two groups in frequency with which gallium interfered with readings or time to complete the study .
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Intervention_Pharmacological
gallium-67
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Intervention_Pharmacological
30 cc of milk of magnesia
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Intervention_Pharmacological
5 cc of cascara
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Outcome_Physical
frequency with which gallium interfered with readings or time to complete the study .
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Participant_Condition
randomized
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Participant_Sample-size
50