DUODENAL ALIMENTATION

Health – Alimentation – Welfare

The first international reunion based on the above‐mentioned theme will take place between the 15 th and the 17 th of October, in Brasov, Romania. In fact, the event represents a continuation of " SANABUNA " Conference which took place in Bucharest, in " Carol Davila " University of Medicine and Pharmacy. The event approached the imperative of reflection and the responsible action towards the "...

Notes on a Case of Gastrostomy, and on Hypodermic Alimentation

Cholestasis in immature newborn infants: is parenteral alimentation responsible?

This report is a response to the suggestion, first raised in The Journal in 1971, 1 that intravenous alimentation may be responsible for intrahepatic cholestasis in premature infants. Nine of 15 premature infants (30 weeks' gestation or less, birth weight up to 1,250 gm) who survived at least five days and were autopsied were found to have cholestasis. The most severe hepatic pathology was foun...

Alimentation Impact of Treatments of 254 Oropharyngeal Cancers (1998–2003)

Objective. To analyze the functional impact of the various possible treatments of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas to find the main prognostic factors of dysphagia induced by these treatments. Patients. Clinical data from 254 patients treated for squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx between 1998 and 2003 were retrospectively analyzed. A multivariate model enabled us to evaluate the r...

Hyper-alimentation – effects on health and well-being

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