Intestinal Failure: New Definition and Clinical Implications.
Curr Gastroenterol Rep
; 18(9): 48, 2016 Sep.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27447791
ABSTRACT
Intestinal failure (IF) is a state in which the nutritional demands of the body are not met by the gastrointestinal absorptive surface. It is a long-recognized complication associated with short bowel syndrome, which results in malabsorption after significant resection of the intestine for many reasons or functional dysmotility. Etiologies have included Crohn's disease, vascular complications, and the effects of radiation enteritis, as well as the effects of intestinal obstruction, dysmotility, or congenital defects. While IF has been long-recognized, it has historically not been uniformly defined, which has made both recognition and management challenging. This review examines the previous definitions of IF as well as the newer definition and classification of IF and how it is essential to IF clinical guidelines.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Short Bowel Syndrome
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Parenteral Nutrition, Home
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Curr Gastroenterol Rep
Journal subject:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Year:
2016
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Article
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