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Serial transverse enteroplasty enhances intestinal function in a model of short bowel syndrome.
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PMID:  16432355     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
METHODS: Young pigs (n=10) had a reversed segment of bowel interposed to induce bowel dilatation. Five pigs underwent a 90% bowel resection with a STEP procedure on the remaining dilated bowel while 5 served as controls and had a 90% bowel resection without a STEP procedure. Determinations of nutritional status, absorptive capacity, and bacterial overgrowth were conducted 6 weeks after resection. Statistical comparisons were made by 2-sample t test (significance at P<0.05).
RESULTS: The STEP procedure lengthened the bowel from 105.2+/-7.7 cm to 152.2+/-8.3 cm (P<0.01). The STEP animals showed improved weight retention compared with controls (mean, -0.5%+/-1.8% body weight versus -17.6%+/-1.5%, P<0.001). Intestinal carbohydrate absorption, as measured by d-Xylose absorption and fat absorptive capacity as measured by serum vitamin D and triglyceride levels, were increased in the STEP group versus controls. Serum citrulline, a marker of intestinal mucosal mass, was significantly elevated in the STEP pigs compared with controls. None of the STEP animals but 4 of 5 control animals were noted to have gram-negative bacterial overgrowth in the proximal bowel.
CONCLUSIONS: STEP improves weight retention, nutritional status, intestinal absorptive capacity, and serum citrulline levels in a porcine short bowel model. A salutary effect upon bacterial overgrowth was also noted. These data support the use of this operation in short bowel syndrome.
Authors:
Robert W Chang; Patrick J Javid; Jung-Tak Oh; Steven Andreoli; Heung Bae Kim; Dario Fauza; Tom Jaksic
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Annals of surgery     Volume:  243     ISSN:  0003-4932     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann. Surg.     Publication Date:  2006 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-01-24     Completed Date:  2006-03-16     Revised Date:  2011-01-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372354     Medline TA:  Ann Surg     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  223-8     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston and the Harvard Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anastomosis, Surgical / methods
Animals
Dilatation, Pathologic
Disease Models, Animal
Intestines / microbiology
Short Bowel Syndrome / surgery*
Surgical Stapling
Swine
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