Although CIF management has become more established and effective, the long-term
implications of parenteral nutrition still place substantial burden on patients such that further …

Background: Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) is an often life-saving nutritional treatment.
However, it requires meticulous adherence to line care procedures and poses challenges to …

Background To develop and validate a patient‐reported outcome (PRO) measure of quality
of life (QoL), specific to patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)‐associated plexiform …

Background and aims Patients with short bowel syndrome and type 3 intestinal failure (SBS-
IF) are dependent on parenteral nutrition (PN), a lifesaving treatment but inconvenient and …

There are many potential growth factors that help absorption in patients with a short bowel.
Their main aim is to promote and often exceed the normal structural adaptive process after a …

Crohn's disease is present in a large proportion of people with type II (medium term) and III
(long-term) intestinal failure (IF). Data accumulated in large inflammatory bowel disease …

The choice of surgical therapy to improve absorption for patients with a short bowel is
influenced by intestinal length, intestinal function and the caliber of the intestinal remnant …

Background Children with cancer often suffer side effects from their treatment, for example
nausea and vomiting, which can lead to malnutrition. If a child cannot eat orally, a …

Severe reduction of bowel function, such that long-term parenteral support (PS) is necessary
to maintain health, defines chronic intestinal failure (CIF). This rare gastroenterological …

Citrulline, a non-protein amino acid, has been playing an important role in scientific research
over the last few years. This thesis explores various aspects of citrulline with respect to …