Short Bowel Syndrome

The management of patients with Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) is complex and requires a multidisciplinary approach including management of fluid, pharmacological agents, co-morbid disease, dietary/hydration, and occasionally, surgery. An understanding of the physiological alterations that occur in SBS is useful to understand the treatments employed for this condition. This book discusses these physiological alterations along with the roles of oral diet and fluid modifications, enteral and parenteral nutrition support, medications including trophic factors and surgical options.