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Kurdi M, Mokhtar A, Elkholy M, El-Wassia H, Bamehriz M, Kurdi A, Khirallah M. Antimesenteric sleeve tapering enteroplasty with end-to-end anastomosis versus primary end-to-side anastomosis for the management of jejunal/ileal atresia. Asian J Surg 2023; 46:3642-3647. [PMID: 36646621 DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2023.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 12/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE Small bowel atresia commonly causes neonatal intestinal obstructions. Technical problems are associated with the surgical management of atresia using primary end-to-end anastomosis. Furthermore, the significantly dilated proximal loop may be associated with the stasis of intestinal fluid, thus increasing pressure on the anastomosis and prolonging fasting time before initiation of oral intake. This study aimed to perform antimesenteric tapering of the proximal loop using a linear stapler to reduce its diameter and facilitate anastomosis with the distal loop. METHODS This retrospective study included 57 neonates diagnosed with jejunoileal atresia. They were categorised into two groups: Group A (n = 29), which included neonates treated using antimesenteric sleeve enteroplasty tapering using a linear stapler and Group B (n = 28), which included neonates treated at the primary end of the proximal loop to the side of the distal loop anastomosis. RESULTS The mean operative time was 122.5 min in group A vs. 118 min in group B, and the mean duration to reach full oral intake was 17 days in group A vs. 20.2 days in group B (p = 0.03). The mean length of hospital stay was 25 and 35 days in groups A and B, respectively (p = 0.042). CONCLUSION Tapering the proximal dilated bowel loop to achieve anastomosis with the distal loop improved the transient time, reduced stasis and its associated translocation and colonisation, and allowed for early initiation and maintenance of oral intake. All these parameters shortened the overall length of hospital stay.
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- Mazen Kurdi
- King Abdelaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdelaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdelaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdelaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdelaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Boroni G, Parolini F, Stern MV, Moglia C, Alberti D. Autologous Intestinal Reconstruction Surgery in Short Bowel Syndrome: Which, When, and Why. Front Nutr 2022; 9:861093. [PMID: 35463997 PMCID: PMC9023091 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.861093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Short bowel syndrome (SBS), secondary to any natural loss or after any extensive bowel resection for congenital malformations or acquired disease, is the most common cause of intestinal failure in children. Extensive introduction of parenteral nutrition (PN) has dramatically changed the outcome of these patients, allowing for long-term survival. The main goal in children with SBS remains to be increasing enteral tolerance and weaning from PN support. Post resection intestinal adaptation allows for achievement of enteral autonomy in a subset of these patients, but the inability to progress in enteral tolerance exposes others to long-term complications of PN. Autologous intestinal reconstruction surgery (AIRS) can facilitate the fulfilment of enteral autonomy, maximizing the absorptive potential of the remaining gut. All the different intestinal reconstruction techniques, from simple procedures like tapering, reversed segments, and colon interposition, to more complex lengthening procedures (LILT: longitudinal intestinal lengthening and tailoring, STEP: serial transverse enteroplasty, and SILT: spiral intestinal lengthening and tailoring) and techniques designed for peculiar problems like controlled intestinal tissue expansion or duodenal lengthening are presented. AIRS indications, clinical applications, and results reported in the literature are reviewed.
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- Giovanni Boroni
- Department of Paediatric Surgery, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
- *Correspondence: Giovanni Boroni,
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
- Department of Paediatric Surgery, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Belza C, Wales PW. Multidisciplinary Management in Pediatric Ultrashort Bowel Syndrome. J Multidiscip Healthc 2020; 13:9-17. [PMID: 32021230 PMCID: PMC6957105 DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s236130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Pediatric intestinal failure (IF) remains a complex and devastating condition resulting in the inability of the gastrointestinal tract to absorb adequate fluids and nutrients to sustain life. The goal in the management of IF is to achieve enteral autonomy and when not possible to avoid and minimize the development of long-term complications. Survival rates for children with IF have continued to improve resulting in an increased population of children with more altered anatomy. While IF remains a rare disease, children with IF secondary to ultrashort bowel syndrome comprise an even smaller patient population. The goal of this article is to review the recent literature related to the impact of multidisciplinary intestinal rehabilitation programs (IRPs) on the management and outcomes of intestinal failure in children with ultrashort bowel syndrome and potential avenues to further improve the long-term outcomes of this patient population.
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- Christina Belza
- Group for Improvement of Intestinal Function and Treatment (GIFT), The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Group for Improvement of Intestinal Function and Treatment (GIFT), The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Lauro A, Coletta R, Morabito A. Restoring gut physiology in short bowel patients: from bench to clinical application of autologous intestinal reconstructive procedures. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019; 13:785-796. [PMID: 31282770 DOI: 10.1080/17474124.2019.1640600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Introduction: Short bowel syndrome represents the leading etiology that causes intestinal failure both in children and adults. Total parenteral nutrition support has dramatically improved the prognosis for these patients but, if related irreversible complications occur, the alternative is represented by surgery and/or transplantation. Areas covered: Autologous gastrointestinal reconstructive procedures are a feasible, alternative approach with good long-term outcome data inexperienced surgical centers. Expert opinion: Ongoing innovative efforts have driven the surgical options for successful autologous reconstructive surgery: bowel elongation/tapering techniques (LILT, STEP, and the new SILT) together with the 'reversed bowel segment' procedure are now recognized procedures and all must be tailored to the individual patient needs to obtain the optimal result in terms of enteral autonomy. Background laboratory experimentation with new procedures e.g. options for bowel dilation techniques and distraction-induced enterogenesis, may provide additional management and treatment modalities.
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- Augusto Lauro
- a Emergency General Surgery, St. Orsola University Hospital-Alma Mater Studiorum , Bologna , Italy
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- b Department of Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Autologous Bowel Reconstruction, Rehabilitation & Regenerative Medicine Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital , Florence , Italy.,c Department of NEUROFABRA, University of Florence , Florence , Italy
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- b Department of Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Autologous Bowel Reconstruction, Rehabilitation & Regenerative Medicine Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital , Florence , Italy.,c Department of NEUROFABRA, University of Florence , Florence , Italy
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Retracing our STEPs: Four decades of progress in intestinal lengthening procedures for short bowel syndrome. Am J Surg 2019; 217:772-782. [DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Revised: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The management of short bowel syndrome has mainly been focused on intestinal rehabilitation as part of multidisciplinary team approach in specialized centers. While some patients go through a process of bowel adaptation that allows them to reach enteral autonomy, others reach a plateau before this and require prolonged parenteral nutrition and/or intestinal transplantation. Various autologous intestinal reconstruction procedures centered on bowel tapering have been described to increase functional intestinal area and help gain enteral autonomy. This review discusses the surgical techniques, advantages, limitations, and general outcomes of each procedure.
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- Gabriel Ramos-Gonzalez
- Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Fegan 3 Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Fegan 3 Boston, MA 02115, United States.
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Botey M, Alastrué A, Haetta H, Fernández-Llamazares J, Clavell A, Moreno P. Long-Term Results of Serial Transverse Enteroplasty with Neovalve Creation for Extreme Short Bowel Syndrome: Report of Two Cases. Case Rep Gastroenterol 2017; 11:229-240. [PMID: 28559783 PMCID: PMC5437447 DOI: 10.1159/000452734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Objective The aim of this article was to determine whether serial transverse enteroplasty (STEP) and the creation of a new ileocecal valve in extreme short bowel syndrome (SBS) cases (<45 cm) is effective in intestinal adaptation and improvement of nutritional parameters and serum citrulline levels. Patients and Methods We present 2 cases of SBS treated with STEP. Enterectomy was performed for massive intestinal ischemia secondary to a gastrointestinal stromal tumor in the first case and to catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome in the second. After enterectomy, the short residual bowel measured 34 cm in the first patient and 45 cm in the second. In both cases STEP, cholecystectomy, and gastrostomy were performed. In the first case a Brooke neovalve was created, and in the other the ileocecal valve was preserved. Results Both patients could finally be weaned off total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and gastrostomy feeding, maintaining a good nutritional status 1 year after surgery. Conclusions In extreme SBS, a minimum length of 80–90 cm of functioning small bowel and an intact ileocecal valve are necessary. We plead for the use of STEP with preservation of the ileocecal valve or creation of a neovalve using the Brooke technique in order to achieve the ultimate goal, which is to wean patients off TPN. After a critical review of different surgical techniques, a treatment algorithm is proposed.
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- Mireia Botey
- Hospital General de Catalunya, Sant Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona), Spain
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- Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona (Barcelona), Spain
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- Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona (Barcelona), Spain
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Ching YA, Gura K, Modi B, Jaksic T. Pediatric Intestinal Failure: Nutrition, Pharmacologic, and Surgical Approaches. Nutr Clin Pract 2017; 22:653-63. [DOI: 10.1177/0115426507022006653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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- Children's Hospital of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Children's Hospital of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Children's Hospital of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
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Rege A. The Surgical Approach to Short Bowel Syndrome - Autologous Reconstruction versus Transplantation. VISZERALMEDIZIN 2015; 30:179-89. [PMID: 26288592 PMCID: PMC4513826 DOI: 10.1159/000363589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a state of malabsorption resulting from massive small bowel resection leading to parenteral nutrition (PN) dependency. Considerable advances have been achieved in the medical and surgical management of SBS over the last few decades. METHODS This review discusses in detail the surgical approach to SBS. RESULTS Widespread use of PN enables long-term survival in patients with intestinal failure but at the cost of PN-associated life-threatening complications including catheter-associated blood stream infection, venous thrombosis, and liver disease. The goal of management of intestinal failure due to SBS is to enable enteral autonomy and wean PN by means of a multi-disciplinary approach. Availability of modified enteral feeding formulas have simplified nutrition supplementation in SBS patients. Similarly, advances in the medical field have made medications like growth hormone and glucagon-like peptide (GLP2) available to improve water and nutrient absorption as well as to enable achieving enteral autonomy. Autologous gastrointestinal reconstruction (AGIR) includes various techniques which manipulate the bowel surgically to facilitate the bowel adaptation process and restoration of enteral nutrition. Ultimately, intestinal transplantation can serve as the last option for the cure of intestinal failure when selectively applied. CONCLUSION SBS continues to be a challenging medical problem. Best patient outcomes can be achieved through an individualized plan, using various AGIR techniques to complement each other, and intestinal transplantation as a last resort for cure. Maximum benefit and improved outcomes can be achieved by caring for SBS patients at highly specialized intestinal rehabilitation centers.
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- Aparna Rege
- Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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Oh PS, Fingeret AL, Shah MY, Ventura KA, Brodlie S, Ovchinsky N, Martinez M, Lobritto SJ, Cowles RA. Improved tolerance for enteral nutrition after serial transverse enteroplasty (STEP) in infants and children with short bowel syndrome--a seven-year single-center experience. J Pediatr Surg 2014; 49:1589-92. [PMID: 25475799 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Revised: 07/07/2014] [Accepted: 07/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Serial transverse enteroplasty (STEP) was designed to lengthen and taper the small intestine in patients with short bowel syndrome (SBS) and dilated small bowel. We hypothesized that tolerance for enteral nutrition (EN) improves after STEP. METHODS Patients who underwent STEP between March 2004 and January 2011 were identified. Candidates for STEP had radiographic evidence of dilated small bowel and either failed to advance EN or demonstrated deterioration in tolerance for EN. Clinical and nutritional data were analyzed pre- and post-STEP. EN was defined as the percentage of calories administered enterally. Statistical analysis employed the signed rank test with significance assumed when p<0.05. RESULTS Twenty STEPs were performed at a median age of 13.7 months. Median pre-STEP bowel length was 30 cm with a median increase in bowel length of 42%. Five patients achieved enteral autonomy at a median of 6.5 months post-STEP. EN increased in 75%, while 25% exhibited unchanged or decreased EN post-STEP. In aggregate, median EN tolerance increased from 22% at one month pre-STEP to 61% at six months post-STEP (p=0.003). CONCLUSIONS The STEP is an effective adjunct in the treatment of patients with intestinal failure. While enteral autonomy is eventually possible in some patients, improved enteral tolerance can be achieved in a majority of cases.
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- Pilyung S Oh
- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY 10032, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY 10032, United States
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- Gaming Laboratories International, LLC, Lakewood, NJ 08701, United States
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- Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Department of Surgery Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY 10032, United States
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- Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Department of Surgery Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY 10032, United States
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- Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Department of Surgery Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY 10032, United States
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- Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Department of Surgery Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY 10032, United States
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- Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Department of Surgery Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY 10032, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, New York, NY 10032, United States; Section of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, United States.
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Garnett GM, Kang KH, Jaksic T, Woo RK, Puapong DP, Kim HB, Johnson SM. First STEPs: serial transverse enteroplasty as a primary procedure in neonates with congenital short bowel. J Pediatr Surg 2014; 49:104-7; discussion 108. [PMID: 24439591 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.09.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2013] [Accepted: 09/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Since its introduction as an alternative intestinal lengthening technique, serial transverse enteroplasty (STEP) has been increasingly used as the surgical treatment of choice for patients with refractory short bowel syndrome (SBS). While primary STEP for the treatment of congenital conditions was proposed in the original description of the procedure, emphasis was placed on a delayed or staged approach to these patients. To date, a comprehensive review of the outcomes from this sub-population has not been reported by the International STEP Data Registry. METHODS A retrospective review of the International STEP Data Registry was performed to identify all patients who underwent STEP as a primary operative procedure for the treatment of congenital SBS. Changes in pre- and post-STEP values were assessed using paired t-tests with significance set at p<0.05. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. RESULTS Fifteen patients underwent primary STEP for congenital SBS between September 1, 2004, and April 10, 2012. Thirteen patients had follow-up information available. Causes of congenital SBS included closing gastroschisis, small bowel atresia, and midgut volvulus. Twelve patients had pre- and post-STEP bowel measurements taken. Average pre- and post-STEP bowel lengths were 32 ± 16 cm and 47 ± 22 cm, respectively. Intestinal length was increased by a mean of 15 ± 12 cm for a relative small bowel length increase of 50.4 ± 27.3% (p<0.001). Only one patient required an ostomy at the time of primary STEP. A second patient required a temporary ostomy at 3months of age that was later closed. There was one death from intestinal failure associated liver disease (IFALD). Another patient experienced IFALD progression and required liver and intestinal transplantation. The most commonly reported complication following primary STEP was obstruction or bowel re-dilatation requiring additional operative interventions. Nine patients underwent second STEP procedures under these circumstances. Eight patients remain dependent on parenteral nutrition, while three patients achieved enteral autonomy. CONCLUSIONS Primary STEP is a feasible and safe surgical option for the treatment of congenital conditions resulting in SBS. Primary STEP establishes early bowel continuity, creates intestinal length from congenitally dilated bowel, and appears to obviate the need for interval stomas and their associated loss of bowel length in neonates with congenital SBS. However, with recent changes in SBS management emphasizing intestinal rehabilitation, additional studies are needed to assess the long-term impact on intestinal adaptation of STEP performed in the neonatal period prior to adoption of this technique.
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children, Honolulu, HI, USA.
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Most intestinal failure in children is due to short bowel syndrome (SBS) where congenital or acquired lesions have led to an extensive loss of intestinal mass. The vast majority of morbidity and mortality of patients with SBS is due to complications secondary to their long term dependence on parenteral nutrition. In response to SBS, the intestine undergoes a process of remodeling termed adaptation. Principles guiding the medical management of SBS include providing adequate parenteral nutrition, fluids and electrolytes for growth and normal development, promoting small bowel adaptation, and preventing and treating complications related to the patient's underlying disease and their parenteral nutrition. Catheter associated blood stream infection (CABSI) is major source of morbidity and mortality in patients with intestinal failure from SBS. Intestinal failure associated liver disease (IFALD)is another major source of morbidity and mortality in patients with SBS. IFALD is the most consistent negative predictor of outcome including death and continued parenteral nutrition dependence. Enteral nutrition is critical for intestinal adaptation and preventing IFALD. Patients with SBS who develop dilated dysmotile segments may benefit from autologous intestinal reconstruction surgery (AIRS) with the goal of decreasing stasis and disordered motility through intestinal narrowing and lengthening. Patients with SBS should be referred for transplantation if they have failed intestinal rehabilitation including AIRS, have no reasonable chance for enteral feeding tolerance, develop irreversible IFALD, have recurrent sepsis, or have exhausted their central venous access sites. With improvements in medical and surgical care, overall survival of patients with SBS now exceeds 90%.
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- Jason P Sulkowski
- Center for Surgical Outcomes Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital and Department of Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Center for Surgical Outcomes Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital and Department of Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States.
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The goal of any treatment programme for short bowel syndrome SBS is to achieve nutritional enteral autonomy. This must begin with conservation of as much bowel as possible from the time of first presentation. Frequent causes of the short bowel syndrome are intestinal atresia, necrotizing enterocolitis, midgut volvulus, extended intestinal aganglionosis, 'vanished gut' often associated with gastroschisis and occasionally catastrophic trauma. Atresia is more amenable to successful surgery than other causes, except when associated with gastroschisis. Intrinsic dysmotility has a poor prognosis. Intestinal lengthening procedures are only indicated if there is sufficient bowel dilatation. Extended intestinal aganglionosis is rarely amenable to any form of non-transplant surgery. Options available are to conserve bowel, close stomas early (use all available bowel to the maximum or even re-feed stoma effluent into the distal unused bowel), release adhesions causing obstruction, resect strictures, taper or excise localized dilatations and finally address dilated bowel with lengthening and tailoring operations. These procedures aim to improve effective peristalsis, thereby reducing bacterial overgrowth and improving nutrient contact with enteral mucosa to maximize absorption and intestinal adaptation. The Bianchi longitudinal splicing operation and the serial transverse enteroplasty operations have stood the test of time in providing considerable improvement in enteral nutritional autonomy in around 60% of cases. In SBS without dilatation attempts at 'mechanically' delaying transit (nipple valves, reversed bowel segments, colon interposition) have had inconsistent outcomes. Growing neomucosa and lengthening bowel by longitudinal stretch are still experimental.
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- Alastair J W Millar
- Department of Paediatric Surgery, University of Cape Town and Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa,
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Frongia G, Kessler M, Weih S, Nickkholgh A, Mehrabi A, Holland-Cunz S. Comparison of LILT and STEP procedures in children with short bowel syndrome -- a systematic review of the literature. J Pediatr Surg 2013; 48:1794-805. [PMID: 23932625 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2013] [Revised: 03/02/2013] [Accepted: 05/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare LILT and STEP, the two principal procedures to lengthen the native bowel in children with a short bowel syndrome (SBS), by discussing the indications and presenting the outcome from published data. METHODS A review of literature was performed. N=39 publications were reviewed. RESULTS For LILT and STEP, failure to achieve intestinal autonomy by conservative therapy represents the main indication, and end-stage liver disease the main contraindication. A sufficiently dilated intestinal segment is a common anatomical precondition for both procedures. STEP can be performed on shorter intestinal segments and on intricate segments such as the duodenum, which is technically not feasible for LILT. Both procedures have a similar extent of intestinal lengthening (approximately 70%) and result in improvement of enteral nutrition and reversal of complications of parenteral nutrition. STEP seems to have a lower mortality and overall progression to transplantation. CONCLUSIONS STEP and LILT are both accepted procedures for non-transplant surgical management of SBS in children. The outcome after STEP seems to be more favourable, but larger series are needed to further assess accurate selection of eligible patients and to estimate effectiveness of procedures. A considerably higher number of cases for evaluation might be accomplished through the widespread use of a centralised registry.
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- Giovanni Frongia
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Onofre LS, Maranhão RFDA, Martins ECS, Fachin CG, Martins JL. Apple-peel intestinal atresia: enteroplasty for intestinal lengthening and primary anastomosis. J Pediatr Surg 2013; 48:E5-7. [PMID: 23845656 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2012] [Revised: 04/29/2013] [Accepted: 04/29/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Apple-peel atresia (or Type-IIIb intestinal atresia) is an unusual type of jejunoileal atresia. They present with jejunal atresia near the ligament of Treitz and a foreshortened small bowel. Many surgical options have been used, but the optimal method of repair remains unclear. We present a case of a newborn with apple-peel intestinal atresia managed by enteroplasty for intestinal lengthening and primary anastomosis.
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Wales PW, Jancelewicz T, Romao RL, Piper HG, de Silva NT, Avitzur Y. Delayed primary serial transverse enteroplasty as a novel management strategy for infants with congenital ultra-short bowel syndrome. J Pediatr Surg 2013; 48:993-9. [PMID: 23701772 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2013] [Accepted: 02/03/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Congenital ultra-short bowel syndrome (USBS) is a challenging problem with a poor outcome. We report a new management approach for USBS infants that attempts to optimize gut growth potential. METHODS We report five neonates with USBS in whom no correction was performed at primary surgery except placement of a gastrostomy (G) tube. Sham feeds were started with intermittent G-tube clamping to induce bowel dilatation/growth. Serial fluoroscopy was done until bowel caliber reached 5 cm. STEP was performed and continuity established to the colonic remnant. Small bowel length (SBL) and enteral caloric intake were tabulated. RESULTS Patients were born with a mean residual SBL of 19 ± 7.6 cm (14.8% of expected). Median duration of sham feeds prior to STEP was 108 (range 27-232)days. Mean SBL at STEP was 47 ± 12.1cm, which increased post-STEP to 70 ± 12.7 cm (a mean increase of 296% from birth, representing 36.4% ± 13.1% of expected gut length). With a median follow-up time of 20 months (range 8-28), 4/5 achieved >50% enteral calories and have normal liver function. One has undergone liver transplantation. CONCLUSIONS In USBS patients, delayed surgical correction with sham feeds accelerates gut growth, optimizing potential for autologous reconstruction. This approach may offer greater opportunity for intestinal adaptation than traditional options.
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- Paul W Wales
- Division of Pediatric Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, M5G 1X8.
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Jones BA, Hull MA, Potanos KM, Zurakowski D, Fitzgibbons SC, Ching YA, Duggan C, Jaksic T, Kim HB. Report of 111 consecutive patients enrolled in the International Serial Transverse Enteroplasty (STEP) Data Registry: a retrospective observational study. J Am Coll Surg 2013; 216:438-46. [PMID: 23357726 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2012] [Revised: 12/03/2012] [Accepted: 12/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND The International Serial Transverse Enteroplasty (STEP) Data Registry is a voluntary online database created in 2004 to collect information on patients undergoing the STEP procedure. The aim of this study was to identify preoperative factors that are significantly associated with transplantation or death or attainment of enteral autonomy after STEP. STUDY DESIGN Data were collected from September 2004 to January 2010. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were applied to determine the predictors of transplantation or death or enteral autonomy post-STEP. Time to reach full enteral nutrition was estimated using a Kaplan-Meier curve. RESULTS Fourteen of the 111 patients in the Registry were excluded due to inadequate follow-up. Of the remaining 97 patients, 11 patients died and 5 progressed to intestinal transplantation. On multivariate analysis, higher direct bilirubin and shorter pre-STEP bowel length were independently predictive of progression to transplantation or death (p = 0.05 and p < 0.001, respectively). Of the 78 patients who were 7 days of age or older and required parenteral nutrition at the time of STEP, 37 (47%) achieved enteral autonomy after the first STEP. Longer pre-STEP bowel length was also independently associated with enteral autonomy (p = 0.002). Median time to reach enteral autonomy based on Kaplan-Meier analysis was 21 months (95% CI, 12-30). CONCLUSIONS Overall mortality post-STEP was 11%. Pre-STEP risk factors for progressing to transplantation or death were higher direct bilirubin and shorter bowel length. Among patients who underwent STEP for short bowel syndrome, 47% attained full enteral nutrition post-STEP. Patients with longer pre-STEP bowel length were significantly more likely to achieve enteral autonomy.
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- Brian A Jones
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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Serial transverse enteroplasty (STEP): intermediate outcomes in children with short bowel syndrome. Eur J Pediatr 2012; 171:1265-8. [PMID: 22476506 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-012-1728-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2012] [Accepted: 03/20/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Short bowel syndrome is the most common cause of intestinal failure in children. The treatment is based on a multidisciplinary approach involving pediatricians, pediatric surgeons, and nutritionists. Surgical procedures for intestinal lengthening may be decisive, having been revalued after the recent description of serial transverse enteroplasty (STEP). We reviewed the patients who underwent the STEP operation for short bowel syndrome in our hospital in order to evaluate medium-term outcome. Between April 2006 and December 2008, three children were submitted to STEP without postoperative complications directly related to the procedure. In two cases the autonomy for oral/enteric feeding was obtained within 3 and 7 months after surgery with sustained growth, persisting at 5 years of follow-up after STEP. One child remained dependent of parenteral nutrition and was submitted to intestinal transplantation 30 months after STEP. However, since STEP until transplantation, it was possible to increase enteric volume and decrease intestinal dilation and the frequency of occlusive episodes. STEP is an effective and safe technique for intestinal lengthening that may allow increased tolerance to oral/enteric feeding or at least alleviate some complications of short bowel syndrome.
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Oh JT, Koh H, Chang EY, Chang HK, Han SJ. Second serial transverse enteroplasty procedure in an infant with extreme short bowel syndrome. J Korean Med Sci 2012; 27:701-3. [PMID: 22690105 PMCID: PMC3369460 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2012.27.6.701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2011] [Accepted: 02/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The serial transverse enteroplasty (STEP) procedure is a novel technique to lengthen and taper the bowel in patients with short bowel syndrome. The advantages of STEP include not only technical ease and simplicity, but also the ability to repeat the procedure. Herein, we report a case of extreme short bowel syndrome that was successfully treated by the second STEP procedure. A 3-day old newborn girl underwent STEP because of jejunal atresia with the small bowel length of 15 cm, but her bowel elongation was not enough to escape from short bowel syndrome. At the age of 6 months, she underwent a second STEP procedure. The bowel lengthening by the second STEP made her tolerable to enteral feeding with body weight gain and rescued her from short bowel syndrome. This case showed that second STEP is very helpful in treatment of extreme short bowel syndrome.
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- Jung-Tak Oh
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Suri M, Dicken B, Nation PN, Wizzard P, Turner JM, Wales PW. The next step? Use of tissue fusion technology to perform the serial transverse enteroplasty--proof of principle. J Pediatr Surg 2012; 47:938-43. [PMID: 22595577 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.01.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2012] [Accepted: 01/26/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Serial transverse enteroplasty (STEP) is an established procedure for intestinal lengthening and tapering. A gastrointestinal linear stapler is used to taper the bowel sequentially. We report preliminary experience with tissue fusion technology to perform STEP in a porcine model. METHODS Four weaned male pigs (mean age, 4 ± 0 weeks; mean weight, 6.8 ± 0.1 kg) first underwent a 60-cm reversed intestinal segment followed by a STEP 4 to 6 weeks later. The LigaSure Impact (Covidien, Valleylab, Tyco Healthcare Group LP, Boulder, CO) was used to perform the procedure. Animals were fed on postoperative day 2 and terminated 1 week later. Morphometric data were collected, and intestinal tissue was obtained for histology. RESULTS Mean bowel caliber of 5.1 ± 0.5 cm was tapered to 1.8 ± 0.3 cm post-STEP with a mean increase in the length of the dilated segment of 82% ± 20%. All animals tolerated enteral feeding, and all survived to termination on day 7. Histologic evaluation revealed the zone of tissue fusion to be 7.1 ± 1.5 mm. Masson trichrome, hematoxylin and eosin, and polarized picrosirius red stains demonstrated that the fusion zone was well healed with overlying granulation tissue. CONCLUSION This is the first report of the successful application of radiofrequency energy to perform the STEP procedure in animals. Although further evaluation is required, tissue fusion devices may eventually provide an alternative to the linear stapler for the STEP procedure.
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- Megha Suri
- Division of General Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Multidisciplinary management of intestinal failure has progressed over the last 30 years, facilitating the transition to enteral autonomy in many pediatric patients. However, there remains a select group of patients who reach a plateau in advancement of their enteral nutrition. Numerous surgical options have been pursued to attempt to slow intestinal transit, taper dilated bowel, and promote intestinal adaptation. The purpose of this chapter is to review the current literature on autologous intestinal reconstruction surgery, including a brief historical perspective, descriptions of procedures, and reported surgical outcomes.
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- Brian A Jones
- Center for Advanced Intestinal Rehabilitation, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Advances in the nontransplant medical and surgical management of intestinal failure. Curr Opin Organ Transplant 2009; 14:274-9. [DOI: 10.1097/mot.0b013e32832b1033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Osifo OD, Okolo CJ. Management of intestinal atresia: Challenges and outcomes in a resource-scarce region. SURGICAL PRACTICE 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1633.2009.00440.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ching YA, Fitzgibbons S, Valim C, Zhou J, Duggan C, Jaksic T, Kim HB. Long-term nutritional and clinical outcomes after serial transverse enteroplasty at a single institution. J Pediatr Surg 2009; 44:939-43. [PMID: 19433174 PMCID: PMC3217836 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.01.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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PURPOSE Serial transverse enteroplasty (STEP) is a novel technique to lengthen and taper bowel in patients with intestinal failure. First described in 2003, initial data and reports have demonstrated favorable short-term outcomes, but there is limited published data on long-term outcomes of the procedure. Our aim was to assess clinical and nutritional outcomes after the STEP procedure. METHODS After obtaining institutional review board approval, we reviewed all records of patients (n = 16) who underwent the STEP procedure at our institution from February 2002 to February 2008. Patients were observed for a median time of 23 months (range, 1-71) postoperatively. Analyses of z scores for weight, height, and weight-for-height, and progression of enteral calories were performed using longitudinal linear models with random effects. RESULTS Of the 16 patients (10 male), the median age at time of surgery was 12 months (interquartile range, 1.5-65.0). The mean increase in bowel length was 91% +/- 38%. After the STEP procedure, patients had increased weight-for-age z scores of 0.03 units per month (P = .0001), height for age z scores of 0.02 units per month (P = .004), and weight-for-height z scores of 0.04 units per month (P = .02). Patients had improved enteral tolerance of 1.4% per month (P < .0001). Six patients (38%) transitioned off parenteral nutrition (median, 248 days). Long-term complications included catheter-related bacteremia (n = 5), gastrointestinal bleeding (n = 3), and small bowel obstruction (n = 1). Two patients ultimately underwent transplantation. There were no deaths. CONCLUSIONS In pediatric patients with intestinal failure, the STEP procedure improves enteral tolerance, results in significant catch-up growth, and is not associated with increased mortality.
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- Y. Avery Ching
- Center for Advanced Intestinal Rehabilitation, Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Department of Surgery, Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Center for Advanced Intestinal Rehabilitation, Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Department of Surgery, Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Division of Biostatistics, Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Center for Advanced Intestinal Rehabilitation, Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Center for Advanced Intestinal Rehabilitation, Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Department of Surgery, Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Pediatric Transplant Center, Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Corresponding author. Children’s Hospital Boston, Department of Surgery, 300 Longwood Ave, Fegan 3, Boston, Mass 02115. Tel.: +617 355 8544; fax: +617 730 0477. (H.B. Kim)
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Our recommendation at this time is that surgical bowel lengthening be considered in any chronically PN-dependent patient when there is substantial bowel dilation, regardless of remnant bowel length. Timing is determined when maximal adaptation has been achieved or when the rate of progression in enteral calories is slow and hampered by bacterial overgrowth. Currently, it seems premature to recommend primary STEP in all patients in whom surgical lengthening is considered, but it is certainly technically easier than the Bianchi procedure. These procedures are clearly indicated in patients experiencing life-threatening complications of PN, but careful selection of patients without evidence of hepatic decompensation is important. Patients with advanced liver disease are poor candidates for lengthening and should be referred for intestinal transplantation instead.
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- Jon Thompson
- Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska, 983280 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-3280, USA.
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Diamond IR, Wales PW. Advantages of the distal sigmoid colostomy in the management of infants with short bowel syndrome. J Pediatr Surg 2008; 43:1464-7. [PMID: 18675636 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2007] [Revised: 01/14/2008] [Accepted: 01/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Infants with short bowel syndrome (SBS) frequently have proximal enterostomies with the colon excluded from intestinal continuity. Restoring intestinal continuity may create difficulty with perineal soiling. We propose creation of a distal sigmoid colostomy as an option for select infants with SBS. METHODS This study involves the descriptive case series of all children with SBS who received a distal sigmoid colostomy. RESULTS Eight infants (mean age, 70 days) received creation of a distal colostomy. In 1, placement of the colostomy was done at the initial surgery for SBS, 2 at the time of intestinal lengthening, and 5 during another procedure. Median length of small bowel was 58 cm. At 60 days postprocedure, median gain in enteral tolerance was 21% (P = .09), with median stoma output of 125% enteral intake. There were no complications directly attributable to the distal colostomy. CONCLUSION Establishment of a distal sigmoid colostomy is an excellent management strategy for select children with SBS. It provides the benefits of restoring bowel continuity such as increased fluid and electrolyte absorption, improved energy absorption from fermentation of carbohydrate to short-chain fatty acids, and the theoretical enhancement of glucagonlike peptide 2 secretion that may optimize intestinal adaptation-all while protecting the perineal skin and simplifying quantification and collection of stool.
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- Ivan R Diamond
- Division of General Surgery, Group for Improvement of Intestinal Function and Treatment, Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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Sudan D, Thompson J, Botha J, Grant W, Antonson D, Raynor S, Langnas A. Comparison of intestinal lengthening procedures for patients with short bowel syndrome. Ann Surg 2007; 246:593-601; discussion 601-4. [PMID: 17893496 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e318155aa0c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Review the clinical results of 24 years of intestinal lengthening procedures at one institution. METHODS Retrospective review of a single center experience comparing the outcome of 2 intestinal lengthening procedures (Bianchi and serial transverse enteroplasty [STEP]) in terms of survival, total parenteral nutrition (TPN) weaning, and complications. RESULTS Sixty-four patients, including 14 adults, underwent 43 Bianchi and 34 STEP procedures between 1982 and 2007. Three patients had prior isolated liver transplants. The median (range) remnant bowel length before first lengthening was 45 (11-150) cm overall; (Bianchi=44 cm, STEP=45 cm) and 68 (20-250) cm after lengthening; (Bianchi=68 cm, STEP=65 cm). Actual survival is 91% overall (Bianchi 88%, STEP 95%) with median follow-up of 3.8 years (Bianchi=5.9 years, STEP=1.7 years). Average enteral caloric intake in pediatric patients was 15 kcal/kg before lengthening and 85 kcal/kg at 1 year after lengthening. Sixty-nine percent of patients are off TPN at most recent follow-up, including 8 who were weaned from TPN after intestinal transplantation. Liver disease (when present) was reversed in 80%. Surgical complications occurred in 10%, more commonly requiring reoperation after Bianchi than STEP. Intestinal transplantation salvage was required in 14% at a median of 2.9 years (range=8 months to 20.7 years) after lengthening. CONCLUSIONS Surgical lengthening with both Bianchi and STEP procedures results in improvement in enteral nutrition, reverses complications of TPN and avoids intestinal transplantation in the majority with few surgical complications. Intestinal transplantation can salvage most patients who later develop life-threatening complications or fail to wean TPN.
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- Debra Sudan
- Department of Surgery, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-3285, USA.
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BACKGROUND Serial transverse enteroplasty (STEP) is a novel intestinal lengthening procedure introduced in 2003. To date, no human studies exist that report objective assessment of intestinal absorptive capacity. The aim of this study was to report intermediate outcomes in patients who have received the STEP at our institution using clinical and biochemical assessment of intestinal function. METHODS All 14 patients who received the STEP since May 2003 were reviewed. Clinical (weight gain, enteral tolerance, stool frequency) and biochemical (citrulline levels, D-xylose absorption, alpha-1 antitrypsin clearance, and fecal fat content) outcomes were performed pre-STEP and post-STEP at 1, 6, and 12 months, respectively. Data are presented as means with standard deviation. Paired t tests were used to compare post-STEP outcomes with pre-STEP values (P < .05 was significant). Three patients had a STEP as a newborn and are analyzed separately. MAIN RESULTS There were 14 patients (3 females; mean age, 24.8 months; range, 1 day-14 years). Serial transverse enteroplasty resulted in a mean increase in length of dilated bowel segment of 94% +/- 30% and increase in total small bowel length of 49% +/- 42% with mean application of 16 +/- 9 cartridges and cost of Can$2878.51 +/- 1406.22. Patients demonstrated improvement in both clinical parameters, as well as intestinal absorptive function. Complications included 2 patients with staple line leak and 1 patient with gastrointestinal bleeding from staple line ulcers. Three patients died (2 from liver failure and 1 from sepsis and congenital heart disease). Two patients received liver-intestinal transplants at 4 and 5 months post-STEP. Mean follow-up was 23 +/- 9 months, with 7 patients followed more than 2 years. Of 8 patients with post-STEP follow-up of more than 1 year, 7 have weaned from parenteral nutrition. CONCLUSION Clinical and objective biochemical outcomes of intestinal function after the STEP procedure show promise after intermediate follow-up.
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Cowles RA, Lobritto SJ, Stylianos S, Brodlie S, Smith LJ, Jan D. Serial transverse enteroplasty in a newborn patient. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2007; 45:257-60. [PMID: 17667725 DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0b013e31803b9564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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- Robert A Cowles
- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York 10023, USA.
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Modi BP, Javid PJ, Jaksic T, Piper H, Langer M, Duggan C, Kamin D, Kim HB. First report of the international serial transverse enteroplasty data registry: indications, efficacy, and complications. J Am Coll Surg 2007; 204:365-71. [PMID: 17324769 PMCID: PMC3217837 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2006.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2006] [Revised: 11/27/2006] [Accepted: 12/19/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Serial transverse enteroplasty (STEP) is a novel surgical therapy for short bowel syndrome and is being used with increasing frequency worldwide. Because no single center is likely to obtain sufficient experience for meaningful analysis, we created the International STEP Data Registry to allow for larger, multicenter patient accrual and followup. This report describes patient characteristics, operative parameters, and early results of STEP in the first 38 patients enrolled in the International STEP Data Registry. STUDY DESIGN After IRB approval, data were entered online through password-protected enrollment and followup forms. Patient and procedural characteristics were analyzed. Pre- and postoperative small bowel length and enteral feeding tolerance were compared with the paired t-test. RESULTS Between September 1, 2004, and April 30, 2006, 19 centers from 3 countries enrolled 38 patients. Median followup from STEP procedure to analysis was 12.6 months (range 0 to 66.9 months). Indications for STEP were short bowel syndrome (SBS, n=29), bacterial overgrowth (n=6), and neonatal atresia (n=3). Mean small intestine length was substantially increased in all groups (68+/-44 cm versus 115+/-87 cm, p < 0.0001, n=27). Notable complications included intraoperative staple line leak (n=2), bowel obstruction (n=2), and fluid collection or abscess (n=3). Late outcomes included progression to transplantation (n=3) and mortality (n=3). For the short bowel syndrome cohort, enteral tolerance was notably increased from 31%+/-31% to 67%+/-37% of calories (p < 0.01, n=21). CONCLUSIONS STEP has been performed at multiple centers with minimal complications and encouraging outcomes. Indications for the procedure have broadened beyond short bowel syndrome to include bacterial overgrowth and neonatal intestinal obstruction with dilated proximal intestine. Continued accrual and followup of patients in the International STEP Data Registry will elucidate the longterm safety and efficacy of the procedure, with the goal of improved patient selection and operative timing.
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- Biren P Modi
- Center for Advanced Intestinal Rehabilitation, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Modi BP, Langer M, Duggan C, Kim HB, Jaksic T. Serial transverse enteroplasty for management of refractory D-lactic acidosis in short-bowel syndrome. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2006; 43:395-7. [PMID: 16954967 PMCID: PMC3217839 DOI: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000228116.52229.7b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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- Biren P. Modi
- Department of Surgery, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA
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- Department of Surgery, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA
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- Department of Surgery, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA
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- Department of Surgery, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA
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