Parenteral but Not Enteral Omega-3 Fatty Acids (Omegaven) Modulate Intestinal Regrowth After Massive Small Bowel Resection in Rats

http://pen.sagepub.com/content/34/5/503.abstract
Conclusions: Parenteral but not enteral Omegaven augments and accelerates structural bowel adaptation in a rat model of SBS. Increased cell proliferation and decreased apoptosis reflect increased cell turnover in Omegaven-treated animals.
This study has some good clinical value and more and more studies are suggesting that omega-3 fatty acids fish oil has lot of clinical benefit especially with prolonged TPN and following bowel resection.