Treatment of diversion colitis by short-chain fatty acids
- 1 October 1991
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
- Vol. 34 (10) , 861-864
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02049697
Abstract
Diminished production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) by altered flora has been suggested in the pathogenesis of diversion colitis (DC). We evaluated prospectively the effectiveness of SCFA irrigation in 13 patients with excluded colon (eight males, five females; mean age, 48 years). The causes of diversion were inflammatory bowel disease (n=4), colonic cancer (n=2), sigmoid diverticulitis with perforation (n=3), ischiorectal abscess (n=2), and miscellaneous (n=2). Patients were given, twice a day for 14 days in a double-blind manner, a 60-ml enema containing either SCFA (acetate: 60 mmol/liter; proprionate: 30 mmol/liter; and N-butyrate: 40 mmol/ liter) (Group 1; n=7) or isotonic NaCl (Group 2; n=6). Endoscopy with biopsies was performed before starting the trial (D1) and 14 days later (D14). On D1 all patients had endoscopic and histologic findings suggestive of DC. No endoscopic or histologic changes were observed on D14 in either group. We conclude that endoscopic and histologic lesions of DC were not improved by SCFA irrigation during the 14 days.Keywords
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