Long-term survival of a patient with congenital short bowel and malrotation.
Since 1969, reports of 16 patients presenting with the congenital short bowel and malrotation syndrome have been published. The prognosis of this malformation is poor; only two patients survived. We present the history of a third patient, successfully treated with long-term survival.
Huysman
W A
WA
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus University School of Medicine, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Tibboel
D
D
Bergmeijer
J H
JH
Molenaar
J C
JC
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007422:Intestines / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D012778:Short Bowel Syndrome / Q000151:congenital* / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000601:surgery