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Repeat STEP procedure to establish enteral nutrition in an infant with short bowel syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19697048     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The serial transverse enteroplasty (STEP) procedure is a safe and successful way to lengthen the small bowel in patients with short bowel syndrome. However, postoperative dilatation of the intestine may occur, which induces bacterial overgrowth and malabsorption leading to liver failure. We describe the case of an infant boy with short bowel syndrome caused by jejunal atresia requiring the STEP procedure twice. The first STEP improved the liver function, and the second STEP allowed 80% of the total calorie intake to be tolerated enterally. One should not hesitate to perform a second STEP if after the initial bowel lengthening procedure the patient develops small bowel dilatation that interferes with enteral nutrition.
Authors:
Nobuyuki Morikawa; Tatsuo Kuroda; Yoshihiro Kitano; Hideaki Tanaka; Hajime Takayasu; Akihiro Fujino; Yumiko Shibata; Hiroko Tanemura; Mitsuru Muto; Toshiro Honna
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pediatric surgery international     Volume:  25     ISSN:  1437-9813     ISO Abbreviation:  Pediatr. Surg. Int.     Publication Date:  2009 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-10-16     Completed Date:  2010-02-02     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8609169     Medline TA:  Pediatr Surg Int     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1007-11     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of General Surgery, National Center for Child Health and Development, 2-10-1 Okura Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 157-8535, Japan. morikawa-n@ncchd.go.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Digestive System Surgical Procedures / adverse effects,  methods
Dilatation, Pathologic / etiology,  surgery
Enteral Nutrition*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Intestine, Small / surgery*
Male
Postoperative Complications / etiology,  surgery
Reoperation
Short Bowel Syndrome / surgery*

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