Extreme short bowel syndrome in a full-term neonate—a case report

Massive small bowel resection often leads to long-term parenteral nutrition. The authors present a term-born, 3-day-old boy with midgut volvulus in whom only 17 cm of small bowel was left after resection. This patient was weaned from parenteral nutrition after 7 months. Temporary parenteral nutritio...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of pediatric surgery 2003-11, Vol.38 (11), p.1665-1666
Hauptverfasser:	Heemskerk, Jeroen, Sie, George H, Van den Neucker, Anita M, Forget, Pierre-Philippe, Heineman, Erik, van Heurn, L.W.Ernest
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anastomosis, Surgical Biological and medical sciences Breast Feeding Cholagogues and Choleretics - therapeutic use cholestasis Cholestasis - drug therapy Cholestasis - etiology Diarrhea, Infantile - etiology Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen General aspects Humans Infant, Newborn Intestinal Volvulus - congenital Intestinal Volvulus - surgery Intestines - pathology Intestines - surgery Liver Function Tests Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas malabsorption Male Medical sciences Midgut volvulus Necrosis Other diseases. Semiology parenteral nutrition Parenteral Nutrition - adverse effects short bowel syndrome Short Bowel Syndrome - etiology Short Bowel Syndrome - therapy Steatorrhea - etiology Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus ursodeoxycholic acid Ursodeoxycholic Acid - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:	Massive small bowel resection often leads to long-term parenteral nutrition. The authors present a term-born, 3-day-old boy with midgut volvulus in whom only 17 cm of small bowel was left after resection. This patient was weaned from parenteral nutrition after 7 months. Temporary parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis was treated with ursodeoxycholic acid.
ISSN:	0022-3468 1531-5037
DOI:	10.1016/S0022-3468(03)00587-6