Short bowel syndrome

Short bowel syndrome (short bowel syndromle) refers to malabsorption syndrome in which residual functional bowels cannot maintain the nutritional needs of patients after extensive small bowel resection (including partial colectomy). Clinically, it is characterized by severe diarrhea, weight loss, progressive malnutrition, and disorders of water and electrolyte metabolism, which affects the development of the body and has a higher lethality. At present, nutritional support and small bowel transplantation are the main treatment methods, but the efficacy is not certain. The quality of life of patients still depends on the remaining small intestine length and its functional status.

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