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Short bowel syndrome primary prevention
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There are no established measures for the primary prevention of short bowel syndrome. However, treating underlying causes including Crohn’s disease and malignancies might prevent short bowel syndrome.
Primary Prevention
Primary Prevention
- There are no established measures for the primary prevention of short bowel syndrome.[1]
- Treating Crohn’s disease promptly might prevent further complications. However, despite effective treatment, many patients with Crohn’s disease will undergo bowel resection.[2]
- Since the length of remaining bowel is the most powerful predictor of short bowel syndrome, a surgeon may consider bowel resection length as short as possible.[3][4]
References
References
- ↑ Wilmore, Douglas W.; Robinson, Malcolm K. (2014). “Short Bowel Syndrome”. World Journal of Surgery. 24 (12): 1486–1492. doi:10.1007/s002680010266. ISSN 0364-2313.
- ↑ Limketkai BN, Parian AM, Shah ND, Colombel JF (2016). “Short Bowel Syndrome and Intestinal Failure in Crohn’s Disease”. Inflamm. Bowel Dis. 22 (5): 1209–18. doi:10.1097/MIB.0000000000000698. PMID 26818425.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Keller J, Panter H, Layer P (2004). “Management of the short bowel syndrome after extensive small bowel resection”. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 18 (5): 977–92. doi:10.1016/j.bpg.2004.05.002. PMID 15494290.
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