Chapter
Short Bowel Syndrome
Abstract
Patients with short bowel syndrome, particularly those who are dependent on long-term parenteral nutrition, face serious clinical sequelae that can dramatically impact their quality of life and survival. Over the last few decades, innovations and refinements in nutritional, pharmacologic, and surgical therapies have improved outcomes significantly. An individualized and multidisciplinary management approach is mandatory, and this should ideally …
Authors
Yang I; Boushey RP
Book title
Complexities in Colorectal Surgery
Pagination
pp. 447-462
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2014
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4614-9022-7_29