title: Bone mineral content in children with short bowel syndrome after discontinuation of parental nutrition.
abstract: To determine whether children with short bowel syndrome had evidence of metabolic bone disease, total body bone mineral content was measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in 18 patients and 36 age-, sex-, and race-matched control subjects. Children with short bowel syndrome had decreased bone mineral content compared with control subjects; however, it was not significant when adjusted for differences in weight and height. Whether these children will have normal bone accretion throughout puberty is not known.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Pediatric Bone Research Center, Children's Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039, USA.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Dellert
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Farrell
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Specker
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Heubi
mesh_terms: D015652:25-Hydroxyvitamin D 2 / Q000097:blood; D015519:Bone Density; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000097:blood; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D012778:Short Bowel Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D015652:25-Hydroxyvitamin D 2; D002117:Calcitriol