Congenital short bowel syndrome: report of a case treated with home central parenteral nutrition.
Congenital short bowel is a rare anomaly. Among the 21 cases reviewed in the literature, only four (19%) survived beyond infancy. We present a female infant with short small bowel, malrotation and floating colon, who was successfully treated with home central parenteral nutrition. Improved long-term survival in this group of patients is expected with prolonged parenteral nutritional support.
Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, R.O.C.
T J
TJ
Wu
R J
RJ
Teng
M H
MH
Chang
C C
CC
Chen
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016331:Parenteral Nutrition, Home; D012778:Short Bowel Syndrome / Q000151:congenital* / Q000628:therapy*