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Early high output from an ileostomy is common and although 49% resolved spontaneously, 51% needed ongoing medical treatment, usually because of a short small-bowel remnant.

Epidermal growth factor enemas with oral mesalamine for mild-tomoderate left-sided ulcerative colitis or proctitis Sinha, A; Nightingale, JMD; West, KP; Berlanga-Acosta, J; Playford, RJ For additional information about this publication click this link.https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/jspui/handle/123456789/224 Information about this research object was correct at the time of download; we occasionally make corrections to records, please therefore check the published record when citing. For more information contact scholarlycommunications@qmul.ac.uk original articleThe new england journal of medicine n engl j med 349;4 www.nejm.org

Forty six patients with less than 200 cm of normal jejunum and no functioning colon were compared with 38 patients with similar jejunal lengths in continuity with a functioning colon. Women predominated (67%), and the most common diagnosis in each group was Crohn's disease (33 of 46 no colon, 16 of 38 with colon).

Background-Short bowel patients with a