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Case Reports
. 2023 Dec 1;66(12):1528-1530.
doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003070. Epub 2023 Sep 8.

Perioperative Malnutrition

Alexander T Booth  1 , Thomas Curran
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Case Reports

Perioperative Malnutrition

Alexander T Booth et al. Dis Colon Rectum. .

Abstract

A 61-year-old man presented with penetrating Crohn's ileocolitis and neoterminal ileal fibrostenotic stricture. He developed an anastomotic leak after a redo ileocolic resection and now has a chronic low-output enterocutaneous fistula. He was transferred from an outside institution for further management and is currently without Crohn's disease (CD)-related medical therapy. The fistula output is 25 to 50 mL/day of GI contents. His weight dropped by 25 pounds in 6 months after surgery with a current BMI of 19.1, albumin of 2.0 g/dL, and hemoglobin of 9.7 g/dL. During a 3-month period, he was optimized for surgery with local wound care, initiation of infliximab, and nutritional support with exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN). He gained 9 pounds (BMI 20.4). Albumin improved to 3.4 g/dL and hemoglobin to 12.1 g/dL. He underwent a successful open takedown of the enterocutaneous fistula with ileocolic anastomosis.

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