Short Bowel Syndrome: Surgical Therapy [PDF]
Many surgical solutions to short bowel syndrome have been proposed; however, none has proven to be uniformly successful. Some of these solutions, combined with optimal medical management, may represent the patient's only hope for survival without ...
W Donald Buie +2 more
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Short Bowel Syndrome: clinical management
The management of a case of intestinal failure due to Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) is described. Patients’ care needs an expert multidisciplinary approach.
Loris Pironi +4 more
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Case report: Congenital short bowel syndrome
Congenital short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a relatively rare condition as compared to acquired SBS. It is associated with significant mortality and morbidity. Infants usually present with failure to thrive, recurrent vomiting, and diarrhea. It is important
Palle Lalitha, Reddy Balaji
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Hypomagnesemia in short bowel syndrome patients
CONTEXT: Magnesium support to small bowel resection patients. OBJECTIVE: Incidence and treatment of hypomagnesemia in patients with extensive small bowel resection. DESIGN: Retrospective study.
Simone Chaves Miranda +3 more
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Embolisation of Posttraumatic Superior Mesenteric Artery Pseudoaneurysm in a Patient with Short Bowel Syndrome Preceding Bowel Transplantation [PDF]
Penetrating abdominal trauma often causes bowel injuries which may lead to “short bowel syndrome” which is a potential indication for bowel transplantation.
Vinko Vidjak +2 more
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Emerging treatment options for short bowel syndrome: potential role of teduglutide
Cheng T Tee1,2 Katharina Wallis1,3 Simon M Gabe1,41Lennard-Jones Intestinal Failure Unit, St Mark's Hospital and Academic Institute, Harrow, UK; 2Antigen Presentation Research Group, Imperial College London, Northwick Park and St Mark's ...
Gabe SM, Wallis K, Tee CT
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Short bowel syndrome: a clinical review
Short bowel syndrome (SBS), also known as intestinal failure, is characterised by the inadequate absorption of nutrients, owing to a reduction in small intestine resulting in the inability to maintain nutritional status with oral intake alone (Parrish ...
Mortimore, G., Boyer, H.
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General practitioners' perceptions of chronic fatigue syndrome and beliefs about its management, compared with irritable bowel syndrome: qualitative study [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: To compare general practitioners' perceptions of chronic fatigue syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome and to consider the implications of their perceptions for treatment.
Tom Sensky +11 more
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Acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome:primary care based pragmatic randomised controlled trial [PDF]
Background: Acupuncture is used by patients as a treatment for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) but the evidence on effectiveness is limited. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome in primary ...
Bloor, Karen +27 more
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Short bowel syndrome: treatment options
Introduction: Short bowel syndrome (SBS) refers to the malabsorptive state that occurs following extensive intestinal resection and is associated with several complications.
Rosário Eça, Elisabete Barbosa
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