Pediatric Short Bowel Syndrome: Predicting Four-Year Outcome after Massive Neonatal Resection

Conclusions Survival of patients who have undergone neonatal massive small bowel resection has improved in recent years. Multidisciplinary strategies can improve the course of LD, but not the probability of weaning off PN, which seems to be strongly dependent on the anatomical profile of residual bowel. Therefore, the primary surgical approach should be as conservative as possible to gain even small amounts of intestinal length, which may be crucial in promoting intestinal adaptation. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: European Journal of Pediatric Surgery - July 18, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Capriati, Teresa Giorgio, Daniela Fusaro, Fabio Candusso, Manila Schingo, Paolo Caldaro, Tamara Laureti, Francesca Elia, Domenica Diamanti, Antonella Tags: Original Article Source Type: research