| Literature DB >> 24696601 |
Elizabeth Harrison1, Philip Allan1, Amrutha Ramu1, Anil Vaidya1, Simon Travis1, Simon Lal1.
Abstract
Inflammatory bowel disease and Crohn's disease in particular, is a common cause of intestinal failure. Current therapeutic options include home parenteral nutrition and intestinal transplantation. For most patients, home intravenous therapy including parenteral nutrition, with a good probability of long-term survival, is the favoured choice. However, in selected patients, with specific features that may shorten survival or complicate home parenteral nutrition, intestinal transplantation presents a viable alternative. We present survival, complications, quality of life and economic considerations that currently influence individualised decision-making between home parenteral nutrition and intestinal transplantation.Entities:
Keywords: Complications; Crohn’s disease; Home parenteral nutrition; Inflammatory bowel disease; Intestinal failure; Intestinal transplantation; Quality of life; Survival
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24696601 PMCID: PMC3964387 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i12.3153
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Gastroenterol ISSN: 1007-9327 Impact factor: 5.742