TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Short Bowel Syndrome A1 - Hay, Jr, William W. A1 - Levin, Myron J. A1 - Deterding, Robin R. A1 - Abzug, Mark J. Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics AB - Results from reduced intestinal absorptive surface that leads to alteration in intestinal function that compromises normal growth, fluid/electrolyte balance, or hydration statusMost common etiologiesNecrotizing enterocolitis (45%)Intestinal atresias (23%)Gastroschisis (15%)Volvulus (15%)Less common etiologiesCongenital short bowelLong-segment Hirschsprung diseaseIschemic bowelMany factors influence the process and likelihood of bowel adaptation and achievement of enteral autonomy, includingPatient's gestational agePostsurgical anatomy (including residual small bowel length and presence of ileocecal valve and/or colon)Presence of small bowel bacterial overgrowthUnderlying surgical diseaseNo specific anatomic bowel length measurements offer 100% certainty in predicting clinical outcomes SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145458678 ER -