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ReviewSaudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association

Short bowel syndrome: a review of management options.

Prasad Seetharam, Gabriel Rodrigues

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Review in Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  7. Malabsorption of Thyroid Hormone After Small Bowel Resection.Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives · 2025
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  8. Fat malabsorption in short bowel syndrome: A review of pathophysiology and management.Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2024
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  19. Physiology and Physical Chemistry of Bile Acids.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  20. Proglucagon-Derived Peptides as Therapeutics.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Prasad SeetharamDepartment of General Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India.
Gabriel Rodrigues

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extensive resection of the intestinal tract frequently results in inadequate digestion and/or absorption of nutrients, a condition known as short bowel syndrome (SBS). This challenging condition demands a dedicated multidisciplinary team effort to overcome the morbidity and mortality in these patients. With advances in critical care management, more and more patients survive the immediate morbidity of massive intestinal resection to present with SBS. Several therapies, including parenteral nutrition (PN), bowel rehabilitation and surgical procedures to reconstruct bowel have been used in these patients. Novel dietary approaches, pharmacotherapy and timely surgical interventions have all added to the improved outcome in these patients. However, these treatments only partially correct the underlying problem of reduced bowel function and have limited success resulting in 30% to 50% mortality rates. However, increasing experience and encouraging results of intestinal transplantation has added a new dimension to the management of SBS. Literature available on SBS is exhaustive but inconclusive. We conducted a review of scientific literature and electronic media with search terms 'short bowel syndrome, advances in SBS and SBS' and attempted to give a comprehensive account on this topic with emphasis on the recent advances in its management.

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Parenteral NutritionCombined Modality TherapyDigestive System Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansIntestinesMaleNutritional SupportPrognosisRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexShort Bowel SyndromeTreatment Outcome

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PMID21727727
PMCPMC3133978

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