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Short bowel syndrome in children : current practice and future perspectives / Igor Sukhotnik, editor

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New York : Nova Biomedical, 2013.
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1 online resource (vi, 226 pages) : illustrations (some color).
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Sukhotnik, Igor
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SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME IN CHILDREN: CURRENT PRACTICE AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME IN CHILDREN: CURRENT PRACTICE AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Chapter I Short Bowel Syndrome: Definition, Incidence, Historical Overview and Etiology; Abstract; A. Definition of Short Bowel Syndrome; B. Incidence of Short Bowel Syndrome; C. Historical Overview; D. Etiology; Conflict of Interest; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter II Survival Outcomes of Pediatric Intestinal Failure Patients and the Cost of Comprehensive Care; Abstract., I. OutcomesII. Cost; References; Chapter III Short Bowel Syndrome: Pathophysiology and Intestinal Adaptation; Abstract; I. Normal Gastrointestinal Physiology; II. Pathogenesis of Short Bowel Syndrome; III. Mechanisms of Malabsorption; IV. Intestinal Adaptation; Conflict of Interest; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter IV Mortality and Morbidity of Short Bowel Syndrome; Abstract; References; Chapter V Intestinal Failure-Associated Liver Disease; Abstract; Background; Diagnosis; Conclusion; References; Chapter VI Management of Short Bowel Syndrome; Abstract; Introduction; Conclusion., Conflict of InterestReferences; Chapter VII Novel Agents in the Treatment of Intestinal Failure: Humoral Factors; Abstract; Introduction; References; Chapter VIII The World Experience of the Pediatric Intestinal Failure Program: Successful Outcomes from Intestinal Rehabilitation; Abstract; Introduction; The World Experience of Pediatric Intestinal Failure Program (IRP); Conclusion; References; Chapter IX Bowel-Preserving Surgery for Short Bowel Syndrome; Abstract; Bowel Adaptation; Reversed Intestinal Segment; Colonic Interposition; Reference; Chapter X Intestine Transplantation in Children., and AbstractIntroduction; Referral and Listing Criteria; Post -- Operative Management; Short Term and Long Term Complications; Outcome; References; Chapter XI Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Research Perspectives for Intestinal Failure; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Tissue Engineering in Pediatric Surgery; 3. Short Bowel Syndrome and Tissue Engineering; 4. Small Intestinal Tissue Engineering; 5. Liver Tissue Engineering; 6. Advances in Nerve Tissue Engineering; Summary and Future Perspectives; References; Editor's Contact Information; Index.
Summary
Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is defined as intestinal failure following a loss of intestinal length which causes marked maldigestion and malabsorption of dietary nutrients and induces major fecal issues, loss of energy, nitrogen, and fat. Intestinal failure and SBS continue to be important clinical problems due to their high mortality and morbidity rates, as well as their devastating socioeconomic effects. Although intestinal transplantation has emerged as a feasible alternative in the treatment of children with SBS in the last two decades, intestinal adaptation remains the only chance for survi.
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9781629485225 (electronic bk.)
1629485225 (electronic bk.)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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