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Outcome of tapering enteroplasty in managing jejunoileal atresia [PDF]
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2022 Background: Jejunoileal atresia (JIA) represents a common cause of neonatal bowel obstruction. There is a discrepancy between the diameters of the proximal and the distal bowel loops and this is managed with excision or tapering of the dilated proximal ...
Abeer Aboalazayem +4 more
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Autologous Intestinal Reconstruction Surgery in Short Bowel Syndrome: Which, When, and Why [PDF]
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 Short bowel syndrome (SBS), secondary to any natural loss or after any extensive bowel resection for congenital malformations or acquired disease, is the most common cause of intestinal failure in children. Extensive introduction of parenteral nutrition (
Giovanni Boroni +5 more
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Asian Journal of Surgery, 2023 Background/objective: Small bowel atresia commonly causes neonatal intestinal obstructions. Technical problems are associated with the surgical management of atresia using primary end–to–end anastomosis.
Mazen Kurdi +2 more
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Novel GUCY2C variant causing familial diarrhea in a Mennonite kindred and a potential therapeutic approach. [PDF]
Am J Med Genet A, 2021 Abstract Guanylate cyclase 2C (GC‐C), encoded by the GUCY2C gene, is implicated in hereditary early onset chronic diarrhea. Several families with chronic diarrhea symptoms have been identified with autosomal dominant, gain‐of‐function mutations in GUCY2C. We have identified a Mennonite patient with a novel GUCY2C variant (c.2381A > T; p.Asp794Val) with
Wolfe RM +8 more
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From intestinal failure to transplantation: Review on the current need for transplant indications under multidisciplinary transplant programs worldwide. [PDF]
Pediatr TransplantAbstract Introduction Intestinal failure, defined as the loss of gastrointestinal function to the point where nutrition cannot be maintained by enteral intake alone, presents numerous challenges in children, not least the timing of consideration of intestine transplantation.
Raghu VK, Rumbo C, Horslen SP.
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Transanastomotic tube in intestinal atresia: How beneficial are they? [PDF]
African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2019 Introduction: Intestinal atresia requires multiple surgeries and long hospital stay. We tried managing these cases by primary anastomosis with transanastomotic tube (TAT) for early feeding.
Nitin Sharma +5 more
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The Gazette of the Egyptian Paediatric Association, 2019 Background High jejunal atresia is associated with significant dilatation of the proximal segment. This poses two problems: (a) calibre discrepancy with the distal unused segment and (b) hypomotility causing stasis.
Tamer Yassin Mohamed Yassin +1 more
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Surgical considerations in the management of short bowel syndrome
Nutrition in Clinical Practice, Volume 38, Issue S1, Page S88-S97, May 2023., 2023 Abstract Patients with short bowel syndrome (SBS) are optimally managed in centers of expertise with dedicated multidisciplinary intestinal failure (IF) teams. Over the life of a patient with SBS, many different surgical concerns may arise requiring intervention.
David F. Mercer
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Journal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal, 2020 Introduction: Jejuno-ileal atresia is a major cause of neonatal intestinal obstruction. The aim of this study is to evaluate the incidence, clinical presentation, management, and outcome of jejunoileal atresia at our institute over a period of five years.
Anupama Basnet +3 more
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