LONG TERM OUTCOMES OF PARTIAL ENTERAL NUTRITION THERAPY IN CHILDREN WITH CROHN’S DISEASE

Partial enteral nutritional therapy (PEN, defined as 80% of daily caloric intake from formula) has shown similar efficacy in inducing remission for pediatric Crohn’s Disease (CD) in comparison to exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN, defined as 100% of daily caloric intake from formula). Long-term outcomes of PEN are not well defined in the literature We aimed to study the long-term outcomes of PEN as defined by the number of patients still on maintenance PEN at 1 and 2 years after initiation.

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