Parenteral nutrition: a life–saving intervention for 4 months in short bowel syndrome—a case report and review of the literature

Parenteral nutrition: a life–saving intervention for 4 months in short bowel syndrome—a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Short bowel syndrome (SBS) in adults is defined as having less than 180 to 200 cm of remaining small bowel. Many literature sources do not provide precise epidemiological data, and challenges in estimating the prevalence of SBS include its multifactorial etiology and varying defi...

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Main Authors: Saulius Švagždys, Ieva Smolskaitė, Rūta Vindžigalskytė
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Bowel resection
Short bowel syndrome
Malabsorption
Parenteral nutrition
Case report
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-024-04442-1

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