Three-dimensional CT enterography versus barium follow-through examination in measurement of remnant small intestinal length in short bowel syndrome patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (11) ◽  
pp. 2955-2962 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Cheng ◽  
Shaoyi Zhang ◽  
Jian Wang ◽  
Changsheng Zhou ◽  
Yousheng Li ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (05) ◽  
pp. 455-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Capriati ◽  
Daniela Giorgio ◽  
Fabio Fusaro ◽  
Manila Candusso ◽  
Paolo Schingo ◽  
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Objectives The aim of this study was to ascertain predictors of survival, liver disease (LD), and enteral autonomy 48 months after resection in neonatal short bowel syndrome (SBS) patients with residual small bowel length (SBL) ≤40 cm. Patients and Methods Medical records of all SBS patients followed up between 1996 and 2016 were retrospectively reviewed. Survival rate, prevalence of LD, and of enteral autonomy were evaluated. Results Forty-seven patients were included, and 43 were still alive at the end of the study period, with cumulative 48-month survival of 91.5%. Twenty-one (45%) patients developed LD, all within the first 6 months. On the final follow-up visit, three (6%) patients were still jaundiced and progressed toward end-stage LD. LD prevalence was higher in patients with recurrent bloodstream infections (odds ratio [OR] 5.4, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.5–19.3). Of the 43 surviving patients, 22 (51%) had enteral autonomy 48 months after resection. The probability of weaning off parenteral nutrition (PN) was strongly correlated with the remaining SBL. Conclusion Survival of patients who have undergone neonatal massive small bowel resection has improved in recent years. Multidisciplinary strategies can improve the course of LD, but not the probability of weaning off PN, which seems to be strongly dependent on the anatomical profile of residual bowel. Therefore, the primary surgical approach should be as conservative as possible to gain even small amounts of intestinal length, which may be crucial in promoting intestinal adaptation.


Author(s):  
Hayslan Theobaldo Boemer ◽  
Ana Valéria Garcia Ramirez ◽  
Durval Ribas Filho

Crohn's disease (CD) is an inflammatory, chronic and progressive disease that affects the digestive tract. Despite optimized drug therapy, the risk of multiple surgical interventions over the years is high, leading the patient to develop short bowel syndrome (SBS). Thus, adequate management in the postoperative period directly interferes with the long-term prognosis. Initially, most of these patients, due to hydro electrolytic disorders and absorptive incapacity inherent in SBS, will need parenteral nutritional support. According to the patient's residual digestive profile and according to nutritional management (oral, enteral, and/or parenteral), the intestine will evolve in its adaptive capacity. During this period, control agents are used for motility and intestinal secretion and, if necessary, GLP-2 agonists (intestinotrophic). In cases refractory to these treatments, we can still indicate surgical procedures to control motility, increasing intestinal length, and, finally, transplantation. CD is recurrent, and patients with SBS need a multidisciplinary approach with continuous monitoring to provide better intestinal rehabilitation and consequent quality of life.


2015 ◽  
Vol 309 (3) ◽  
pp. G135-G145 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. A. Schall ◽  
K. A. Holoyda ◽  
C. N. Grant ◽  
D. E. Levin ◽  
E. R. Torres ◽  
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Loss of significant intestinal length from congenital anomaly or disease may lead to short bowel syndrome (SBS); intestinal failure may be partially offset by a gain in epithelial surface area, termed adaptation. Current in vivo models of SBS are costly and technically challenging. Operative times and survival rates have slowed extension to transgenic models. We created a new reproducible in vivo model of SBS in zebrafish, a tractable vertebrate model, to facilitate investigation of the mechanisms of intestinal adaptation. Proximal intestinal diversion at segment 1 (S1, equivalent to jejunum) was performed in adult male zebrafish. SBS fish emptied distal intestinal contents via stoma as in the human disease. After 2 wk, S1 was dilated compared with controls and villus ridges had increased complexity, contributing to greater villus epithelial perimeter. The number of intervillus pockets, the intestinal stem cell zone of the zebrafish increased and contained a higher number of bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU)-labeled cells after 2 wk of SBS. Egf receptor and a subset of its ligands, also drivers of adaptation, were upregulated in SBS fish. Igf has been reported as a driver of intestinal adaptation in other animal models, and SBS fish exposed to a pharmacological inhibitor of the Igf receptor failed to demonstrate signs of intestinal adaptation, such as increased inner epithelial perimeter and BrdU incorporation. We describe a technically feasible model of human SBS in the zebrafish, a faster and less expensive tool to investigate intestinal stem cell plasticity as well as the mechanisms that drive intestinal adaptation.


2017 ◽  
Vol 312 (4) ◽  
pp. G390-G404 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W. Lim ◽  
Crystal L. Levesque ◽  
Donna F. Vine ◽  
Mitsuru Muto ◽  
Jacob R. Koepke ◽  
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Glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) treatment enhance intestinal adaptation. To determine whether these growth factors exert synergistic effects on intestinal growth and function, GLP-2 and EGF-containing media (EGF-cm) were administered, alone and in combination, in neonatal piglet models of short bowel syndrome (SBS). Neonatal Landrace-Large White piglets were block randomized to 75% midintestinal [jejunoileal (JI) group] or distal intestinal [jejunocolic (JC) group] resection or sham control, with 7-day infusion of saline (control), intravenous human GLP-2 (11 nmol·kg−1·day−1) alone, enteral EGF-cm (80 μg·kg−1·day−1) alone, or GLP-2 and EGF-cm in combination. Adaptation was assessed by intestinal length, histopathology, Üssing chamber analysis, and real-time quantitative PCR of intestinal growth factors. Combined EGF-cm and GLP-2 treatment increased intestinal length in all three surgical models ( P < 0.01). EGF-cm alone selectively increased bowel weight per length and jejunal villus height in the JI group only. The JC group demonstrated increased intestinal weight and villus height ( P < 0.01) when given either GLP-2 alone or in combination with EGF-cm, with no effect of EGF-cm alone. Jejunal permeability of mannitol and polyethylene glycol decreased with combination therapy in both SBS groups ( P < 0.05). No difference was observed in fat absorption or body weight gain. IGF-1 mRNA was differentially expressed in JI vs. JC piglets with treatment. Combined treatment with GLP-2 and EGF-cm induced intestinal lengthening and decreased permeability, in addition to the trophic effects of GLP-2 alone. Our findings demonstrate the benefits of novel combination GLP-2 and EGF treatment for neonatal SBS, especially in the JC model representing most human infants with SBS. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) are intestinotrophic, with demonstrated benefit in both animal models and human studies of short bowel syndrome (SBS). The current research shows that over and above known trophic effects, the combination of GLP-2 and EGF synergistically lengthens the bowel in neonatal piglet models of SBS. Most notable benefit occurred with resection of the terminal ileum, the common clinical anatomy seen in neonatal SBS and associated with least de novo lengthening postsurgery.


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