Consideration of Intestinal Failure in Cases of De-Adaptation of Short Bowel Syndrome: A Case Report and Descriptive Review
Short bowel syndrome (SBS) causes malabsorption due to extensive intestinal resection. While intestinal function declines with age, little is known about the relationship between intestinal failure and ageing. For the first time in Japan, we report a case of de-adaptation of SBS thought to be due to...
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| description | Short bowel syndrome (SBS) causes malabsorption due to extensive intestinal resection. While intestinal function declines with age, little is known about the relationship between intestinal failure and ageing. For the first time in Japan, we report a case of de-adaptation of SBS thought to be due to ageing, in a 93-year-old woman who presented with electrolyte imbalance and malnutrition. She had undergone five surgical resections of the small intestine over the past 20 years. She had developed SBS once due to multiple surgeries, but due to compensatory function, the symptoms had abated. However, due to decreased intestinal function caused by ageing, it worsened and symptoms reappeared. A literature search for the period January 1990 to May 2021 in <i>Ichushi</i> a major journal in Japan, found that de-adaptation of SBS occurred in 23 previous cases, of which we were able to confirm the details in 17 cases, with no case reports on “de-adaptation of SBS”, demonstrating that the concept of “intestinal failure” has only recently begun to be used in routine practice. Therefore, we stress the importance of re-emphasizing the concept of ”intestinal failure” in everyday practice, as well as other organ-related conditions such as cardiac or renal failure, as this may lead to a better understanding of the pathogenesis of malnutrition and diarrhoea in elderly patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fb607b8f7d8b4f51896062624ca005202023-11-23T08:33:45ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322021-11-01912166010.3390/healthcare9121660Consideration of Intestinal Failure in Cases of De-Adaptation of Short Bowel Syndrome: A Case Report and Descriptive ReviewTasuku Kato0Yasuhisa Nakano1Fumiko Yamane2Ryuichi Ohta3Chiaki Sano4Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, 89-1 Enya cho, Izumo 693-8501, JapanDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, 89-1 Enya cho, Izumo 693-8501, JapanCommunity Care, Unnan City Hospital, 699-1221 96-1 Iida, Daito-cho, Unnan 699-1221, JapanCommunity Care, Unnan City Hospital, 699-1221 96-1 Iida, Daito-cho, Unnan 699-1221, JapanDepartment of Community Medicine Management, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, 89-1 Enya cho, Izumo 693-8501, JapanShort bowel syndrome (SBS) causes malabsorption due to extensive intestinal resection. While intestinal function declines with age, little is known about the relationship between intestinal failure and ageing. For the first time in Japan, we report a case of de-adaptation of SBS thought to be due to ageing, in a 93-year-old woman who presented with electrolyte imbalance and malnutrition. She had undergone five surgical resections of the small intestine over the past 20 years. She had developed SBS once due to multiple surgeries, but due to compensatory function, the symptoms had abated. However, due to decreased intestinal function caused by ageing, it worsened and symptoms reappeared. A literature search for the period January 1990 to May 2021 in <i>Ichushi</i> a major journal in Japan, found that de-adaptation of SBS occurred in 23 previous cases, of which we were able to confirm the details in 17 cases, with no case reports on “de-adaptation of SBS”, demonstrating that the concept of “intestinal failure” has only recently begun to be used in routine practice. Therefore, we stress the importance of re-emphasizing the concept of ”intestinal failure” in everyday practice, as well as other organ-related conditions such as cardiac or renal failure, as this may lead to a better understanding of the pathogenesis of malnutrition and diarrhoea in elderly patients.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/12/1660intestinal failurede-adaptation of short bowel syndromediarrhoeaageing |
| spellingShingle | Tasuku Kato Yasuhisa Nakano Fumiko Yamane Ryuichi Ohta Chiaki Sano Consideration of Intestinal Failure in Cases of De-Adaptation of Short Bowel Syndrome: A Case Report and Descriptive Review Healthcare intestinal failure de-adaptation of short bowel syndrome diarrhoea ageing |
| title | Consideration of Intestinal Failure in Cases of De-Adaptation of Short Bowel Syndrome: A Case Report and Descriptive Review |
| title_full | Consideration of Intestinal Failure in Cases of De-Adaptation of Short Bowel Syndrome: A Case Report and Descriptive Review |
| title_fullStr | Consideration of Intestinal Failure in Cases of De-Adaptation of Short Bowel Syndrome: A Case Report and Descriptive Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Consideration of Intestinal Failure in Cases of De-Adaptation of Short Bowel Syndrome: A Case Report and Descriptive Review |
| title_short | Consideration of Intestinal Failure in Cases of De-Adaptation of Short Bowel Syndrome: A Case Report and Descriptive Review |
| title_sort | consideration of intestinal failure in cases of de adaptation of short bowel syndrome a case report and descriptive review |
| topic | intestinal failure de-adaptation of short bowel syndrome diarrhoea ageing |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/12/1660 |
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