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

Jeroen Heemskerk; George H Sie; Anita M Van den Neucker; Pierre-Philippe Forget; Erik Heineman; L W Ernest van Heurn

doi:10.1016/s0022-3468(03)00587-6

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

J Pediatr Surg. 2003 Nov;38(11):1665-6. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(03)00587-6.

Authors

Jeroen Heemskerk¹, George H Sie, Anita M Van den Neucker, Pierre-Philippe Forget, Erik Heineman, L W Ernest van Heurn

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Hospital, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

PMID: 14614721
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3468(03)00587-6

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anastomosis, Surgical
Breast Feeding
Cholagogues and Choleretics / therapeutic use
Cholestasis / drug therapy
Cholestasis / etiology
Diarrhea, Infantile / etiology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Intestinal Volvulus / congenital*
Intestinal Volvulus / surgery
Intestines / pathology
Intestines / surgery
Liver Function Tests
Male
Necrosis
Parenteral Nutrition / adverse effects
Short Bowel Syndrome / etiology*
Short Bowel Syndrome / therapy
Steatorrhea / etiology
Ursodeoxycholic Acid / therapeutic use

Substances

Cholagogues and Choleretics
Ursodeoxycholic Acid