Insights into medical management of Pediatric Intestinal Failure

Intestinal failure is defined as the inability to maintain protein-energy, fluid and electrolyte balances when on a conventionally accepted, normal diet.1 This inability to sustain appropriate nutrition without intervention can be caused by an absolute decrease in enterocyte mass (surgical or congenital short bowel syndrome) or a functional impairment of the enterocyte mass as in congenital diarrheal disorders or feeding intolerance experienced by patients with severe dysmotility (congenital or acquired pseudobstruction syndromes).

Source: Seminars in Pediatric Surgery - July 28, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Stephanie B. Oliveira, Conrad R. Cole Source Type: research