[Early enteral and glutamine enriched enteral feeding ameliorates healing of colonic anastomosis: experimental study].

Abstract

Postoperative early TEN significantly ameliorates the resistance of the anastomosis and collagen synthesis. Glutamine enrichment in nutritional protocol decreases and reverses the disadvantages of late TEN regarding the resistance of anastomosis. A similarly positive, albeit weaker, effect of glutamine supplementation is also seen on collagen synthesis.