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Can growth hormone and glutamine reduce parenteral nutrition requirements in patients with short-bowel syndrome?

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 3, pages 194–195 (2006)Cite this article

boxed-textByrne TA et al. (2005) Growth hormone, glutamine and an optimal diet reduces parenteral nutrition in patients with short bowel syndrome. Ann Surg 242: 655–661

The combined use of recombinant growth hormone with a specialized oral diet is an effective therapy for patients with short-bowel syndrome who are dependent on parenteral nutrition

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    Laura E Matarese & Kareem Abu-Elmagd

  2. Director and Professor of Surgery, at the Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant Center, Thomas E Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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Matarese, L., Abu-Elmagd, K. Can growth hormone and glutamine reduce parenteral nutrition requirements in patients with short-bowel syndrome?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 3, 194–195 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0450

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