Nutrition support trerapy in chronic intestinal radiation damage.
- Author:
Ning LI
1
;
Jianfeng GONG
Author Information
1. Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210002, China. liningrigs@vip.sina.com.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Humans;
Intestines;
physiopathology;
Nutritional Support;
Postoperative Complications;
Quality of Life;
Radiation Injuries;
therapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
2014;17(10):951-954
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Chronic radiation enteritis(CRE) is a common complication after pelvic radiotherapy, which severely affects patients' quality of life. Surgical treatment of CRE is challenging both for surgical skills and perioperative treatment strategy. Proper preoperative nutrition support therapy can reduce the morbidity of postoperative complication and the use of stoma, while postoperative nutrition support therapy can avoid the intestinal failure. Enteral nutrition should be the primary route of perioperative nutrition support therapy in CRE as possible. Pharmaconutrients aiming at intestinal commensal microbiota and its metabolites may play a role in the management of radiation enteritis.
