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TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION AND CROHN'S DISEASE |
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| Abstract: | Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) produced subjective and objective improvement in eight patients with Crohn's disease. TPN is useful in treating nutritional disorders caused by the disease and/or other treatment programs. Hypophosphatemia is a serious complication of TPN therapy requiring prompt attention. |
| Keywords: | parenteral nutrition, Crohn's disease, hypophosphatemia |