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Total parenteral nutrition in the management of Crohn's disease

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A review of the recent literature is cited in support of the use of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) in Crohn's disease. The principal indications for this use are described and some of the disadvantages are discussed.

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Revue de la littérature en faveur de la nutrition parentérale totale dans la maladie de Crohn. Les indications principales et certains inconvénients sont discutés.

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Descos, L., Vignal, J. Total parenteral nutrition in the management of Crohn's disease. World J. Surg. 4, 161–162 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02393566

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