Severe hepatocellular reaction resembling alcoholic hepatitis with cirrhosis after massive small bowel resection and prolonged total parenteral nutrition.
A middle-aged man is described who developed a severe liver disease resembling alcoholic hepatitis which occurred after prolonged total parenteral nutrition for a severe short bowel syndrome. His nutrition was well maintained in terms of biochemical parameters, suggesting that the liver disease was not mediated by a nutritional deficit.
D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential / Q000172:deficiency; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000601:surgery*; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology
D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential