TY - JOUR
T1 - The use of medium-chain triglycerides in the management of biliary atresia
AU - Cohen, Michael I.
AU - Gartner, Lawrence M.
N1 - Funding Information:
From the Department of Pediatrics, Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center; Department of Pediatrics, The Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Supported in part by United States Public Health Service Training Grant 2TOI AM-5381 and United States Public Health Service Research Grant AM 13785-01.
PY - 1971/9
Y1 - 1971/9
N2 - This study demonstrates reduction in fecal fat losses, improvement in bowel patterns,or enhanced growth in 11 children with biliary atresia who were offered medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) diets. In 3 children the start of the MCT diet allowed for catch-up growth, and initiation of this formula during very early infancy in 3 other patients permitted a normal growth pattern. Careful clinical and laboratory appraisal of these patients failed to demonstrate any untoward effects.
AB - This study demonstrates reduction in fecal fat losses, improvement in bowel patterns,or enhanced growth in 11 children with biliary atresia who were offered medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) diets. In 3 children the start of the MCT diet allowed for catch-up growth, and initiation of this formula during very early infancy in 3 other patients permitted a normal growth pattern. Careful clinical and laboratory appraisal of these patients failed to demonstrate any untoward effects.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0022-3476(71)80144-0
DO - 10.1016/S0022-3476(71)80144-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 5567960
AN - SCOPUS:0015121190
SN - 0022-3476
VL - 79
SP - 379
EP - 384
JO - The Journal of Pediatrics
JF - The Journal of Pediatrics
IS - 3
ER -