Short bowel syndrome in infancy: etiology and management.
Total parenteral nutrition permits normal growth and development of the infant during the adaptive phase of the short bowel syndrome. Skilled nutritional support combined with a variety of medical and surgical manipulations facilitates survival of infants with as little as 15 to 20 cm of intestinal length.
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D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007422:Intestines / Q000503:physiopathology; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total; D011379:Prognosis; D012778:Short Bowel Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy