Acute duodenal Crohn’s disease successfully managed with low-speed elemental diet infusion via nasogastric tube: A case report

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2006; 12(4): 649-651
Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.649

Table 1 Mucosal cytokine production in the duodenal bulb before and after elemental diet therapy

Tissue cytokine(ng/g)	Beforetreatment	Aftertreatment	Normal control¹median value (range)
IL-1β	370	45	12 (0-23)
IL-6	12 000	570	220 (70-280)
IL-8	450	30	20 (0-36)
TNF-α	310	24	14 (0-21)

¹Five patients without any gastroduodenal diseases.

Citation: Yamamoto T, Nakahigashi M, Umegae S, Kitagawa T, Matsumoto K. Acute duodenal Crohn’s disease successfully managed with low-speed elemental diet infusion via nasogastric tube: A case report. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(4): 649-651
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i4/649.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.649