The majority of enterocutaneous fistulae close spontaneously with supportive care. Nutritional support is an essential prerequisite to successful management and is frequently achieved parenterally. But the expense to sustain parenteral nutrition in these patients is significant and this may limit its availability in Developing Countries. We present a case of an enterocutaneous fistula that was ...

The growing older adult population and its higher incidence of diabetes are creating demands on health care providers to address the special needs of these patients. Because nutrition is essential to the proper treatment and self-management of diabetes, clinicians must develop and adopt various strategies to address some of the common nutritional, lifestyle, and self-management barriers that ol...

Gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are relatively rare neoplasms that characteristically synthesize and secrete an excess of a variety of regulatory peptides, hormones, and neuroamines, which regulate gut and pancreatic function. This excess can lead to distinct clinical syndromes. Therapeutic strategies include surgery, radiofrequency ablation, chemotherapy, chemoemboliz...