[Role of total parenteral nutrition in the treatment of ulcerous colitis].

Reference is made to the literature and personal experience in an assessment of the rôle of total parenteral nutrition in ulcerative colitis. An estimate is made of the position of this form of treatment with respect to conventional medical and surgical management, and its influence on the natural course of the disease. The results observed in 6 patients treated in this way are reported and the treatment protocol employed for the management of ulcerative colitis in a surgical department is described.