title: [Short small intestine syndrome: urgent problems of pathogenesis, clinical picture and treatment].
abstract: The term "short small intestine syndrome" is defined as a complex of clinical symptoms that develop after an extensive resection of the small intestine. The most frequent causes for a resection are intestinal obstruction, mesenteric thrombosis, malignant or non-malignant tumors of the small intestine, and abdominal injuries.
authors.affiliation: Central Scientific Research Institute of Gastroenterology, Moscow.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Krums
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Sabel'nikova
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology*