Intestinal loop lengthening: early treatment of vanishing bowel

Bianchi’s procedure experience for short bowel syndrome in children is positive. This technique is generally performed after the first year of life. Here the authors propose a case of gastroschisis with prenatal spontaneous closure of abdominal defect and vanishing gut presenting as intestinal atres...

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Published in:Pediatric surgery international 2009-05, Vol.25 (5), p.449-450
Main Authors: Buluggiu, A., Haddad, M., Coste, M., Louis-Borrione, C., Ughetto, F., Guys, J. M., de Lagausie, Pascal
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Report
Digestive System Surgical Procedures - methods
Dilatation, Pathologic
Female
Gastroschisis - complications
Humans
Ileocecal Valve - abnormalities
Infant, Newborn
Intestinal Atresia - complications
Intestines - abnormalities
Intestines - surgery
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
Short Bowel Syndrome - etiology
Short Bowel Syndrome - surgery
Surgery
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Summary:Bianchi’s procedure experience for short bowel syndrome in children is positive. This technique is generally performed after the first year of life. Here the authors propose a case of gastroschisis with prenatal spontaneous closure of abdominal defect and vanishing gut presenting as intestinal atresia, absence of ileo-cecal valve, and residual short intestinal dilatation, treated by early gut lengthening (ILP).
ISSN:0179-0358
1437-9813
DOI:10.1007/s00383-009-2359-1