Short bowel syndrome is detected in Crohn’s disease, radiation enteritis, and mesenteric ischemia
Long segments of the small
intestine are removed from numerous people each year in the United States due
to a variety of conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cancer,
mesenteric ischemia, and others. Necrotizing enterocolitis, midgut volvulus,
and other abdominal tragedies are increasingly common in children. Patients who
undergo a variety of nonoperative treatments may develop functional short
bowel syndrome. Radiation enteritis is an illustration of this clinical
situation.
Patients with inadequate small
intestinal absorptive surface area experience malabsorption, malnutrition,
diarrhoea, and irregular electrolytes. Short bowel syndrome is a subpopulation
of patients with clinically substantial malabsorption and malnutrition.
The tube-shaped organ between the
stomach and the large intestine is called the small intestine. The small
intestine is where most food digestion and nutrient absorption happens. The
duodenum, jejunum, and ileum are parts of the small intestine, which measures
around 20 feet in length: Iron and other minerals are absorbed in the duodenum,
the first section of the small intestine. In the jejunum, a region of the small
intestine, most vitamins, proteins, and carbohydrates are absorbed. bile acids
and vitamin B12 are absorbed at the ileum, which is at the bottom of the small
intestine.
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