Title: Reversible Gastric and Pancreatic Hyposecretion after Long-Term Total Parenteral Nutrition
Abstract:Total parenteral nutrition is a major advance in nutritional support, but is not without deleterious effects.1 Several animal studies have shown reversible functional and structural gastrointestinal a...Total parenteral nutrition is a major advance in nutritional support, but is not without deleterious effects.1 Several animal studies have shown reversible functional and structural gastrointestinal atrophy in response to total parenteral nutrition.2 3 4 We report reversibility of gastric and pancreatic hyposecretion in a man who resumed an oral diet after two years of home parenteral nutrition as the sole source of calories.Case ReportA 28-year-old man was admitted to the Philadelphia Veterans Administration Hospital because of multiple vertebral compression fractures. He had a seven-year history of Crohn's disease with extensive small-bowel involvement. Despite prolonged treatment with prednisone and sulfasalazine, . . .Read More
Publication Year: 1979
Publication Date: 1979-02-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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