Short bowel syndrome causes
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]
Overview
Overview
Short bowel syndrome in adults is usually caused by surgical removal of the intestine due to different diseases including Crohn’s disease, mesenteric ischemia, malignancies or radiation enteritis. Less common causes include trauma, volvulus, adhesion and iatrogenic surgery on gastrointestinal system.
Causes
Causes
Common Causes
Short bowel syndrome in adults is usually caused by surgical removal of the intestine due to:[1][2][3][4][5]
- Mesenteric vascular events including thrombosis or occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery or vein
- Crohn’s disease
- Malignancy
- Radiation enteritis
Less Common Causes
Less common causes of short bowel syndrome include:
- Volvulus
- Adhesions
- Jejunoileal bypass surgery to treat obesity
- Trauma to the small intestine
- Internal hernia
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | Mesenteric vascular events |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | No underlying causes |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | Adhesions, Crohn’s disease, internal hernia, radiation enteritis, volvulus |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | Post gastrointestinal operations, jejunoileal bypass surgery to treat obesity |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | Malignancy |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | Trauma to small intestine |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
List the causes of the disease in alphabetical order.
- Adhesions
- Crohn’s disease
- Internal hernia
- Jejunoileal bypass surgery to treat obesity
- Malignancy
- Mesenteric vascular events
- Radiation enteritis
- Trauma to the small intestine
- Volvulus
References
References
- ↑ Rodrigues, Gabriel; Seetharam, Prasad (2011). “Short bowel syndrome: A review of management options”. Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology. 17 (4): 229. doi:10.4103/1319-3767.82573. ISSN 1319-3767.
- ↑ Wall, Elizabeth A. (2013). “An Overview of Short Bowel Syndrome Management: Adherence, Adaptation, and Practical Recommendations”. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 113 (9): 1200–1208. doi:10.1016/j.jand.2013.05.001. ISSN 2212-2672.
- ↑ Botey, Mireia; Alastrué, Antonio; Haetta, Henrik; Fernández-Llamazares, Jaume; Clavell, Arantxa; Moreno, Pau (2017). “Long-Term Results of Serial Transverse Enteroplasty with Neovalve Creation for Extreme Short Bowel Syndrome: Report of Two Cases”. Case Reports in Gastroenterology. 11 (1): 229–240. doi:10.1159/000452734. ISSN 1662-0631.
- ↑ Thompson, Jon S.; Weseman, Rebecca; Rochling, Fedja A.; Mercer, David F. (2011). “Current Management of the Short Bowel Syndrome”. Surgical Clinics of North America. 91 (3): 493–510. doi:10.1016/j.suc.2011.02.006. ISSN 0039-6109.
- ↑ Eça, Rosário; Barbosa, Elisabete (2016). “Short bowel syndrome: treatment options”. Journal of Coloproctology. 36 (4): 262–272. doi:10.1016/j.jcol.2016.07.002. ISSN 2237-9363.
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