Bianchi’s bowel lengthening procedure for short bowel syndrome: Report of two cases and approach of pediatric surgeons in Turkey
Seyithan Özaydın1, Serdar Sander1, Cemile Beşik1, Ünal Güvenç2, Aslan Babayiğit2, Esra Polat3, İpek Yıldız Özaydın4, Merih Çetinkaya2
1T.C. Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi, Çocuk Cerrahisi ve Çocuk Ürolojisi Kliniği, İstanbul
2T.C. Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi, Yenidoğan Kliniği, İstanbul
3T.C. Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi, Gastroenteroloji Kliniği, İstanbul
4T.C. Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi, Patoloji Kliniği, İstanbul
Keywords: Short bowel syndrome, bowel lengthening, Bianchi procedure, Turkey, children
Abstract
Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is an absorption problem caused by insufficient bowel length and mucosal surface area. It progresses with severe protein-energy malnutrition and electrolyte-vitamine disorders. Necrotizing enterocolitis, intestinal atresia, midgut volvulus and gastroschisis are the most frequent causes of SBS. In this study, two SBS patients who underwent Bianchi’s bowel lengthening procedure were presented and approach of Turkish pediatric surgeons to cases with SBS were outlined via a literature review.