Abdominal catastrophe and short bowel syndrome in children

Abstract

Abdominal disasters are pathologies in the abdominal cavity, which directly threaten the patient's life or leave permanent serious consequences. They are usually associated with irreversible, severe loss of bowel and subsequent long term parenteral nutrition within short bowel syndrome.

Keywords

• abdominal catastrophe
• short bowel syndrome
• children
• necrotizing enterocolitis
• congenital volvulus midgut
• acute intestinal ischemia
• intestinal atresia
• Hirschsprung's disease
• gastroschisis
• intestinal inflammation