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Enteral Nutrition as a Primary Therapy of Crohn's Disease: The Pediatric Perspective
Author(s) -
ElMatary Wael
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
nutrition in clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1941-2452
pISSN - 0884-5336
DOI - 10.1177/0884533608329660
Subject(s) - medicine , crohn's disease , disease , perspective (graphical) , intensive care medicine , parenteral nutrition , medical nutrition therapy , crohn disease , first line therapy , artificial intelligence , computer science
Nutrition therapy of Crohn's disease is considered the first‐line of treatment for Crohn's disease in children, especially in Europe. This article discusses the role, mechanism, and the available updated evidence supporting use of this treatment to induce and maintain remission of Crohn's disease. It also highlights the importance of the team approach in achieving success using this treatment. Future research‐related topics are briefly summarized.