title: [Living with a short bowel: longer and better?].
abstract: Congenital malformations or complications of premature birth may require extensive intestinal resection which could result in short bowel syndrome. Prolonged parenteral nutrition and its complications (e.g. cholestasis, venous catheter-associated infections, thrombosis and limited vascular access) have a major impact on the quality of life of infants and comprise a great burden for parents. The merits of extensive intestinal resection are discussed from the perspective of a Dutch intestinal rehabilitation programme that provides multidisciplinary medical care and advanced surgical options, including liver and intestinal transplantation.
authors.affiliation: VU medisch centrum, afd. Kindergeneeskunde, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. rjbj.gemke@vumc.nl
authors.forename: Reinoud J B J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Gemke
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods*; D012778:Short Bowel Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*