SBS is a rare but serious condition which may either be associated with congenital conditions or follow bowel resection. Patients with short bowel syndrome (SBS) have a rapid intestinal transit time ...

NPS Pharmaceuticals reported that four additional patients have successfully achieved independence from parenteral nutrition (PN) and intravenous (IV) fluids while on long-term Gattex (teduglutide) ...

When parts of the small intestine are diseased or die, the treatment can involve surgically removing the affected tissue. Although lifesaving, the procedure—referred to as a radical small bowel ...

Plasma citrulline was recently shown to reflect the residual functional enterocyte mass in various situations characterized by intestinal failure. However, few data are available in children with ...

The evidence on the safety of the serial transverse enteroplasty procedure (STEP) for bowel lengthening in parenteral nutrition-dependent children is adequate; however, there is limited evidence of ...