Continuous extracorporeal stool-transport system: a new and economical procedure for transitory short-bowel syndrome in prematures and newborns
Between May 1994 and June 1995, nine newborns underwent surgery due to mechanical ileus or intrauterine perforation of the small bowel. Three were very-low-birth-weight infants weighing between 520 and 1,200 g. Surgery was performed in the first 2 days of life and split ileo- or jejunostomas were im...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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1997
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Pediatric surgery international
Year: 1997, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 73-75 |
| ISSN: | 1437-9813 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/BF01194811 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01194811
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| Author Notes: | K. Schäfer, Z. Zachariou, W. Löffler, R. Daum |
| Summary: | Between May 1994 and June 1995, nine newborns underwent surgery due to mechanical ileus or intrauterine perforation of the small bowel. Three were very-low-birth-weight infants weighing between 520 and 1,200 g. Surgery was performed in the first 2 days of life and split ileo- or jejunostomas were implanted. Early oral nutrition was initiated. To avoid non-use of the distal bowel and shortbowel syndrome, the aboral stoma was irrigated a few days later with the proximal feces. A new technique was applied to transport the chyle continuously from the oral to the aboral stoma: the stool was collected in an especially constructed stoma bag and transported distally by a roller pump. No major complications were seen. The general outcome was excellent in all cases, and reanastomosis under optimal bowel conditions was achieved in all patients without further problems. |
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| Item Description: | Elektronische Reproduktion der Druck-Ausgabe 10. September 2013 Gesehen am 09.09.2024 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1437-9813 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/BF01194811 |