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Short Bowel Syndrome
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Seth was born at 32.5 weeks gestation with the majority of his intestines exposed. The exposed intestine was also gangrenous, thus he lost most of his small intestine.
http://expage.com/sethsstory
Organization providing advocacy and extensive information services to those on nutrition therapy for SBS and other conditions.
http://c4isr.com/oley/
Kaya Estlyn Shepherd-Poppick's story. She has had an intestine transplant for this disease and her family gives support by information and e-mail to patients needing it.
http://users.montanadsl.net/~jelb7869/
Information about this disease in the childhood: etiology, diagnoses and treatments, provided by Children's Hospital Boston.
http://web1.tch.harvard.edu/cfap...m?Topic=Short%20Bowel%20Syndrome
Etiology, pathophysiology and management, with attention to phisiologic consequences of intestinal resection.
http://www.clevelandclinicmeded....s/shortbowel/summary/article.htm
ICQ interest group about this disease.
http://web.icq.com/groups/browse_folder?tid=6329
Etiology, history, physiology, evolution, dietary, medical and surgical treatment of this illness in the childhood.
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2088.htm
Frequency, etiology, pathophysiology, anatomy, diagnosis, lab results and treatment in an article by e-Medicine.
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2746.htm
Illustrations, definition, incidence, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of this disease.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000237.htm
A brief look at this syndrome and what it is, the symptoms, reasons and treatment.
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/d...seases/pubs/shortbowel/index.htm
Information, risk factors, presentation, management of these disease.
http://www.naspgn.org/sub/NECROT...TIS_AND_SHORT_BOWEL_SYNDROME.htm
Association providing information, support by mailing list, newsletter and contact by e-mail to patients with a short bowel syndrome.
http://www.noguts.us
Nurses' knowledge and information about the care of patients with this syndrome and children who endure prolonged hospitalization.
http://nsweb.nursingspectrum.com/ce/ce97.htm
Description and information about diagnosis, etiology and physiology.
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov....hort_bowel_syndrome?OpenDocument
Definition, early and long term nutritional support nutrition assessment, intervention and outcome.
http://depts.washington.edu/growing/Assess/SBS.htm
Scientific article about incidence and treatment of hypomagnesemia in patients with extensive small bowel resection.
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?...000600004&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en
Parents of a child with short bowel syndrome and needing total parenteral nutrition, write their story.
http://www.deandrevaughn.com/
Description of a surgical technique to decrease width and increase length of the bowel in this disease.
http://web1.tch.harvard.edu/views/august03/step.html
A twelve years old girl suffered from a near-fatal chain of events that caused her to lose her small bowel. Her story, news and articles related collected by the Stephanie's Foundation for Intestinal Disorders - SFID.
http://www.helpstephanie.org
Information about the use of somatropin (rDNA origin) in a damaged or resected short intestine. Patient handbook available.[PDF format]
http://www.zorbtive.com
Personal page of the parents of this child after a lot of main surgeries and intestinal and liver transplants.
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/Aarons_gift_of_life
Images, causes, risks, signs and symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
http://health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/2414.html