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Growth Failure in Crohn's Disease: An Approach to Treatment
Author(s) -
Werlin Steven L.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.935
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1941-2444
pISSN - 0148-6071
DOI - 10.1177/0148607181005003250
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , parenteral nutrition , enteral administration , crohn's disease , intestinal failure , disease , crohn disease , corticosteroid , short bowel syndrome , surgery , gastroenterology
Seven children with Crohn's disease and linear growth retardation were studied in order to determine the best method of treating this psychologically debilitating complication. No single therapeutic approach was successful in all patients. Three patients responded to enteral caloric supplementation, one to central venous alimentation, and one low dose corticosteroid therapy, and two responded to surgical extirpation of the involved segments of bowel.