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Nutritional support for Crohn's disease
1Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, USA.
The Surgical Clinics of North America
|February 24, 2001
Abstract:
This article reviews nutritional considerations that arise in the care of patients with Crohn's disease. The causes and presentation of malnutrition in these patients are discussed, and a rational method is presented for comprehensive nutritional assessment. The indications for nutritional intervention, either as supportive or primary therapy for Crohn's disease, are reviewed.