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Comparative Study
. 1990 Dec;78(6):345-7.

[Somatostatin and/or total parenteral nutrition for the treatment of intestinal fistulas]

[Article in Spanish]
M Planas  1 , I Porta, R Anglés, J A Baena, J Serra, J B Padró
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  • PMID: 1982616
Comparative Study

[Somatostatin and/or total parenteral nutrition for the treatment of intestinal fistulas]

[Article in Spanish]
M Planas et al. Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 1990 Dec.

Abstract

61 patients with postoperative enterocutaneous fistulas of the small intestine, were admitted to the Intensive Care Unit from 1983 to 1989 and divided in two groups. Group A (n = 46) was treated with Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN), while B (n = 15) received a combination of TPN and Somatostatin. The reduction of fistula output was significantly greater in group B. Spontaneous closure was observed in 30.4% of the cases in group A and in 53.3% in group B. A significant difference in the time taken to close the fistula between group A and B (29.7 +/- 18 versus 11.1 +/- 1.6 days) was observed.

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