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Skipped Aganglionic Lengthening Transposition (SALT) is highly effective to achieve enteral autonomy in selected patients with intestinal failure secondary to total intestinal aganglionosis
BackgroundIntestinal Failure, parenteral nutrition (PN) dependence, and subsequent liver disease are the most challenging and life-threatening...
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Intestinal Rehabilitation Program for Adult Patients with Intestinal Failure: A 20-Year Analysis of Outcomes in the Single-Center Experience at a Tertiary Hospital
Background & AimsThe intestinal rehabilitation program (IRP) is a specialized approach to managing patients with intestinal failure (IF). The goal of...
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Gastrointestinal histoplasmosis with small intestinal perforation: 20-year experience
Postmortem studies show gastrointestinal tract involvement in as many as 70% of patients affected by disseminated histoplasmosis. Although...
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Pharmacotherapy in the Management of Intestinal Failure: An Updated Review of Current Therapies and Beyond
Purpose of ReviewIntestinal failure (IF), a rare organic dysfunction, is characterized by a reduction in intestinal function, necessitating...
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Management of Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) and Intestinal Failure
Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a chronic disease whose natural history requires a changing array of management strategies over time. Chief amongst...
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The role of gastrostomy feeding during intestinal rehabilitation for children with short bowel syndrome
PurposeFollowing extensive bowel resection, many children with short bowel syndrome (SBS) are routinely offered a placement of gastrostomy tube...
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Efforts to improve outcomes among neonates with complex intestinal atresia: a single-center low-income country experience
PurposeIntestinal obstruction caused by intestinal atresia is a surgical emergency in newborns. Outcomes for the jejunal ileal atresia (JIA), the...
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Dilemmas in feeding infants with intestinal failure: a neonatologist’s perspective
Intestinal failure in neonatal and pediatric populations can be debilitating for patients and difficult to manage for clinicians. Management...
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Redo Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass in a Patient with Intestinal Malrotation: Report of a Case and Video Vignette
Unknown intestinal rotation anomaly poses a challenge in laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery. We present a case of a patient with intestinal...
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Development of a Nomogram for Predicting Complete Intestinal Obstruction After Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer
Postoperative ileus is a common complication in patients with gastric cancer (GC). However, previous studies have mostly focused on its prevalence...
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Colostomy fistula caused by segmental absence of intestinal musculature: a case report
BackgroundSegmental Absence of Intestinal Musculature (SAIM) is a rare condition associated with intestinal obstruction and perforation. Colostomy...
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A challenging upper digestive tract continuity restoration after recurrent esophago-colonic anastomosis complications
BackgroundAcute and chronic complications in esophago-colonic anastomosis have a significant impact in the postoperative course of patients with...
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Acute peritonitis caused by the acute pancreatitis of an ectopic pancreas in a jejunal duplication, in an adult with intestinal malrotation: a case report
BackgroundIntestinal duplication and ectopic pancreas are two rare independent congenital anomalies. Few reports describe cases of patients with...
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Antiperistaltic Transverse Coloplasty: A Salvage Procedure in Extensive Bowel and Colorectal Resections to Avoid Intestinal Failure
IntroductionAfter extensive small and colon resections, quality of life can be affected. We propose the antiperistaltic transverse coloplasty as a...
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Overview of Physical, Neurocognitive, and Psychosocial Outcomes in Pediatric Intestinal Failure and Transplantation
Purpose of ReviewIntestinal failure and transplantation may significantly impact physical, neurocognitive, and psychosocial development in pediatric...
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Management of the injured bowel: preserving bowel continuity as a gold standard
BackgroundManagement of bowel traumatic injuries is a challenge. Although anastomotic or suture leak remains a feared complication, preserving bowel...
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Clinical heterogeneity of ocular Behçet’s syndrome versus intestinal Behçet’s syndrome: a cross-sectional study from Shanghai Behçet’s syndrome database
BackgroundBehçet’s syndrome (BS) is a rare variant vasculitis which can involve the eyes and gastrointestinal systems. However, ocular involvement...
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Primary anastomosis is the preferred surgical approach for proximal intestinal atresia: a retrospective 20-year analysis
PurposeWe aimed to compare the outcomes of primary anastomosis (PA) and enterostomy as treatments for intestinal atresia in neonates to identify the...
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Foreign body-intestinal canal angle guides management of ingested foreign bodies in the lower gastrointestinal tract
BackgroundDetermining whether prompt surgery is required for patient with ingested foreign bodies is clinically important.
PurposeTo evaluate the...
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The effect of hepatocyte growth factor on intestinal adaption in an experimental model of short bowel syndrome
PurposeNowadays, the standard therapy for patients with short bowel syndrome is parenteral nutrition (PN). Various growth factors have been tested to...
