Pediatric Short Bowel Syndrome: Predicting Four-Year Outcome after Massive Neonatal Resection

Abstract

Survival of patients who have undergone neonatal massive small bowel resection has improved in recent years. Multidisciplinary strategies can improve the course of LD, but not the probability of weaning off PN, which seems to be strongly dependent on the anatomical profile of residual bowel. Therefore, the primary surgical approach should be as conservative as possible to gain even small amounts of intestinal length, which may be crucial in promoting intestinal adaptation.