Pediatric intestinal failure (PIF) is a relatively rare disease entity that requires focused
interdisciplinary care and specialized nutrition management. There has long been a lack of …

Intestinal failure (IF) secondary to short bowel syndrome is a challenging and complex
medical condition with significant risk for surgical and medical complications. Significant …

Introduction: Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a dramatic clinical condition in both children
and adults; the residual bowel length is not sufficient to avoid intestinal failure, with …

Extensive resection of the small intestine leads to the development of short bowel syndrome
(SBS), which reduces the effective absorptive surface area of the intestine and predisposes …

Tissue-engineered small intestinal implants are being widely investigated as a potential
treatment for children with short bowel syndrome, yet are currently limited by their growth …

Methods: This retrospective study was based on the electronic medical records of pediatric
patients seen at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center between January 2000 …

Objectives: Data on multidisciplinary programs dedicated to home parenteral nutrition (HPN)
in Latin America are limited. This study describes the results of the first multidisciplinary …

Background and objective: Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) has a high mortality rate due to
the development of bowel necrosis. Patients are often ruled outside active care if a large …

Background We sought to evaluate the relationship between determinants of intestinal
failure (IF) and achieving enteral autonomy from parenteral nutrition (PN) in a large single …

Intestinal failure (IF) is a complex medical condition that is caused by a constellation of
disorders, resulting in the gut's inability to adequately absorb fluids and nutrients to sustain …