Journal article
Enteral nutritional therapy for induction of remission in Crohn's disease
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Corticosteroids are often preferred over enteral nutrition (EN) as induction therapy for Crohn's disease (CD). Prior meta-analyses suggest that corticosteroids are superior to EN for induction of remission in CD. Treatment failures in EN trials are often due to poor compliance, with dropouts frequently due to poor acceptance of a nasogastric tube and unpalatable formulations. This systematic review is an update of a previously …
Authors
Narula N; Dhillon A; Zhang D; Sherlock ME; Tondeur M; Zachos M
Journal
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Vol. 2018, No. 4,
Publisher
Wiley
DOI
10.1002/14651858.cd000542.pub3
ISSN
1361-6137