Turkish Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Ahmet ÇELİK

Ege Üniversitesi Çocuk Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, İzmir

Keywords: intestinal failure, short bowel syndrome

Abstract

As a result of recent advancements in neonatal intensive care conditions, the medical staff continue to encounter with intestinal failure and related problems with an increasing rate. Autologous intestinal reconstruction should be considered before intestinal transplantation because of its unfavorable results. In this rewiev, the principle features of intestinal failure, adaptation and surgical alternatives that used in rehabilitation were discussed in a summary.