Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4159816 | Journal of Pediatric Surgery | 2008 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Management of the short bowel syndrome is a multidisciplinary and very complex problem. The authors report the successful long-term results of an original combination of autologous gastrointestinal reconstruction in a boy who at the age of 16 years lost all but 5 cm of the small bowel. This case demonstrates that lengthening and antipropulsive interposition of a long segment of the colon can be another alternative to early transplantation in exceptional cases.
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Authors
José Manuel Devesa, José I. Botella-Carretero, Pedro López Hervás, Antonio Rey, Javier Die, Alicia Calero,