title: Small Bowel Diameter in Short Bowel Syndrome as a Predictive Factor for Achieving Enteral Autonomy.
abstract: Children with short bowel syndrome commonly have dilated small bowel. We found that the extent of dilation was associated with bowel length and that both were related to achieving enteral autonomy.
authors: Section of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors: Graham Chester
authors: GC
authors: Ives
authors: Section of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors: Farokh R
authors: FR
authors: Demehri
authors: Section of Pediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors: Ramon
authors: R
authors: Sanchez
authors: Section of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors: Meredith
authors: M
authors: Barrett
authors: Section of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Electronic address: samirg@med.umich.edu.
authors: Samir
authors: S
authors: Gadepalli
authors: Section of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors: Daniel H
authors: DH
authors: Teitelbaum
mesh_terms: D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012778:Short Bowel Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: intestinal failure; intestinal lengthening procedure; parenteral nutrition; pediatric short bowel syndrome; total parenteral nutrition; weaning