BACKGROUND: The impact of enteral nutrition on post-operative recurrence has not been properly examined. AIM: To investigate the impact of enteral nutrition using an elemental diet on clinical and endoscopic recurrence after resection for @entity30 . METHODS: Forty consecutive @entity1 who underwent resection for ileal or ileocolonic @entity30 were studied. After operation, 20 @entity1 continuously received enteral nutritional therapy (EN group), and 20 had neither nutritional therapy nor food restriction (non-EN group). In the EN group, enteral formula (Elental) was infused through a nasogastric tube in the night-time, and low fat foods were taken in the daytime. All @entity1 were followed up regularly for 1 year after operation. Ileocolonoscopy was performed at 6 and 12 months after operation. RESULTS: One @entity1 (5%) in the EN group and seven (35%) in the non-EN group developed clinical recurrence during 1-year follow-up (P = 0.048). Six months after operation, five @entity1 (25%) in the EN group and eight (40%) in the non-EN group developed endoscopic recurrence (P = 0.50). Twelve months after operation, endoscopic recurrence was observed in six @entity1 (30%) in the EN group and 14 (70%) in the non-EN group (P = 0.027). CONCLUSIONS: Our long-term enteral nutritional therapy significantly reduced clinical and endoscopic recurrence after resection for @entity30 .

Impact of long-term enteral nutrition on clinical and endoscopic recurrence after resection for XXXX : A prospective, non-randomized, parallel, controlled study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity30 :: ('MESH:D003424', 'Disease') :: ["Crohn's disease"]
@entity30 :: (MESH:D003424,Disease) :: ['Crohn's disease']
