title: Short bowel syndrome in the NICU.
abstract: Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is the most common cause of intestinal failure in infants. In neonates and young infants, necrotizing enterocolitis, gastroschisis, intestinal atresia, and intestinal malrotation/volvulus are the leading causes of SBS. Following an acute postsurgical phase, the residual gastrointestinal tract adapts with reorganization of the crypt-villus histoarchitecture and functional changes in nutrient absorption and motility. A cohesive, multidisciplinary approach can allow most neonates with SBS to transition to full enteral feeds and achieve normal growth and development. In this article, the clinical features, management, complications, and prognostic factors in SBS are reviewed.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Center for Neonatal and Pediatric Gastrointestinal Disease, University of Illinois at Chicago, 840 South Wood Street, CSB 1257, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
authors: Sachin C
authors: SC
authors: Amin
authors: Cleo
authors: C
authors: Pappas
authors: Hari
authors: H
authors: Iyengar
authors: Akhil
authors: A
authors: Maheshwari
mesh_terms: D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods*; D012778:Short Bowel Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*