Role of Serial Transverse Enteroplasty in the Management of Adult-Type Short Bowel Syndrome: Experience from a Single Tertiary Referral Hospital in Turkey


YAPRAK M., DOĞRU V., Erdogan O.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.32, no.1, pp.11-21, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/tjg.2020.19359
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.11-21
  • Keywords: Short bowel syndrome, parenteral nutrition, enteral nutrition, INTESTINAL REHABILITATION, STEP, FAILURE, REGISTRY, CHILDREN, SURGERY
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: There is little knowledge with regard to the management of intestinal failure in countries where home care services and dedicated intestinal rehabilitation centers are limited. This study presents a single-center experience of treating adult-type short bowel syndrome (SBS) with serial transverse enteroplasty (STEP).