Long-term impact of infantile short bowel syndrome on nutritional status and growth

• Published in: British journal of nutrition Vol. 107; no. 10; pp. 1489 - 1497
• Main Authors: Olieman, Joanne F., Penning, Corine, Spoel, Marjolein, IJsselstijn, Hanneke, van den Hoonaard, Thelma L., Escher, Johanna C., Bax, Nikolaas M. A., Tibboel, Dick
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 28.05.2012
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; adults; Biological and medical sciences; Body Composition; body fat; Body Height; Body Mass Index; Body Weight; Bone Density; Bone mineral density; Bowel disease; Child; children; Children & youth; Cross-Sectional Studies; Defecation; digestive system diseases; Energy Intake; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Female; females; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Growth; Growth Disorders - etiology; health status; Human and Clinical Nutrition; Human growth; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Intestinal Diseases - epidemiology; Intestinal Diseases - etiology; Intestine, Small - surgery; long term effects; Male; males; mineral content; normal values; Nutrition; Nutritional Requirements; Nutritional Status; parenteral feeding; Parenteral Nutrition; Postoperative Complications - therapy; Reference Values; resection; Short Bowel Syndrome - complications; Short Bowel Syndrome - surgery; Short Bowel Syndrome - therapy; small intestine; Standard deviation; stomach; Time; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; Young Adult; Short bowel syndrome; Nutrition; Growth; Body composition; Human; Infant; Long term; Feeding; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Intestinal malabsorption; Digestive diseases; Intestinal disease; Nutritional status

Short-term bowel adaptation has been documented, but data on long-term effects are scarce. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the long-term consequences of infantile short bowel syndrome (SBS). A cross-sectional assessment (2005–7) of growth, nutritional status, defecation pattern and heal...