Short Bowel Syndrome

Short Bowel Syndrome: Practical Approach to Management is the first reference exclusively about the issues experienced by patients with a short bowel. It covers all aspects of normal and abnormal physiology, the presenting features, and outcomes, including metabolic problems, gallstones, and renal stones. It discusses both medical and surgical treatments, including intestinal transplantation.

The use of growth factors, which is likely in the future to become increasingly important in promoting intestinal structural adaptation, is extensively discussed. Special emphasis is given to the psychosocial aspects of the quality of life of patients, including support groups. Emphasis is also given to the importance of an experienced multidisciplinary team in caring for these patients.

This book is particularly timely given the recent advances in the management of Short Bowel Syndrome, including the availability of pharmacologic agents to enhance intestinal absorption, refinements in parenteral nutrition, and surgical procedures designed to eliminate the need for parenteral nutrition support.

The goal of this international, interdisciplinary book is to bring the subject of Short Bowel Syndrome to a wide audience. A wide range of specialists have contributed to this book to provide various viewpoints on the state-of-the-art care of those with this condition.

Features

    Enhances the knowledge of health care providers about Short Bowel Syndrome
    Emphasizes a practical approach to diagnosis and treatment
    Features information on intestinal transplantation and other surgical options
    Includes "key points" in each chapter
    Incorporates references in each chapter

Table of Contents

Short Bowel Syndrome: Definition, Classification, Etiology, Epidemiology, Survival, and Costs
Palle B. Jeppesen

Psychological, Social, and Quality of Life Considerations in Short Bowel Syndrome
James M. Badger and Marion F. Winkler

Short Bowel Syndrome: Anatomical and Physiological Considerations
Jeremy Nightingale

Intestinal Adaptation: The Contemporary Treatment Goal for Short Bowel Syndrome
Jane Naberhuis and Kelly A. Tappenden

Diarrhea in Short Bowel Syndrome
Badr Al-Bawardy and Vandana Nehra

Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disturbances
Lingtak-Neander Chan and Berkeley N. Limketkai

Cholelithiasis and Nephrolithiasis
Andrew Ukleja and John Rivas

Metabolic Bone Disease in Adults with Short Bowel Syndrome
Lynn R. Mack and Fedja A. Rochling

Clinical and Nutritional Assessment in the Patient with Short Bowel Syndrome
Denise Konrad and Betsy Gallant

Diet Considerations in Short Bowel Syndrome
Rebecca A. Weseman and Laura E. Beerman

Maintaining Hydration in the Short Bowel Patient
Bethany E. Blalock and Carol Rees Parrish

Vitamins: Supplementation and Monitoring
Elizabeth A. Wall

Management of Trace Elements in Short Bowel Syndrome
Joe Krenitsky

Enteral Feeding in Short Bowel Syndrome
Lore Billiauws, Emilie Latour Beaudet, and Francisca Joly

Parenteral Nutrition for Short Bowel Syndrome: Practical Aspects
Laura Matarese and Glenn Harvin

Drug Delivery and Bioavailability in Short Bowel Syndrome
Lingtak-Neander Chan

The Role of Antimotility and Antisecretory Agents in the Management of Short Bowel Syndrome
Mandy L. Corrigan and Donald F. Kirby

Luminally Active Therapies: Pancreatic Enzymes, Bile Acids, Bile Acid Binders, Antimicrobials, Probiotics, and Prebiotics in Short Bowel Syndrome
Eamonn M.M. Quigley

Glucagon-Like Peptide-2 in Short Bowel Syndrome
James S. Scolapio and Matt Clark

Utility of Growth Hormone and Other Potential Agents to Restore Enteral
Autonomy in Short Bowel Syndrome
John K. DiBaise

Surgical Considerations in the Short Bowel Syndrome
Jon S. Thompson

Ostomy, Fistula, and Skin Management
Christine T. Berke and Cathi Brown

Autologous Gastrointestinal Reconstruction
David F. Mercer

Intestinal Transplantation
Sherilyn Gordon Burroughs and Douglas G. Farmer

Home Parenteral Nutrition Initiation, Monitoring, and Weaning
Jithinraj Edakkanambeth Varayil, John K. DiBaise, and Ryan T. Hurt

Intestinal Failure-Associated Liver Disease
Deirdre A. Kelly and Sue V. Beath

Central Venous Catheter Complications: Management and Prevention
Richard Gilroy, Jordan Voss, and Chaitanya Pant

Meeting the Unmet Needs of Home Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Consumers: Education, Networking, and Support
Darlene G. Kelly, Joan Bishop, and Harlan Johnson

Patient and Caregiver Perspectives: Learn and Live!
Lynn Ruse and Jim Ruse

John K. DiBaise, MD, professor, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

Carol Rees Parrish, MS, RD, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, USA

Jon S. Thompson, MD, professor of surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, USA