ALLMedicine™ Short-bowel Syndrome Center

May 31st, 2022 - Approach Considerations Cholecystectomy is the standard of care for cholecystitis. Medical treatment is used in patients who are not candidates for surgery, as well as in certain other settings. Intervention with cholecystotomy or ERCP may be indi...

May 18th, 2022 - Reference Range Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin that acts as an antioxidant and free-radical scavenger in lipophilic environments. Vitamin E requires bile for absorption, and 25% of it is absorbed orally. The vitamin is stored in adipose tissue...

May 18th, 2022 - Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin that acts as an antioxidant and free-radical scavenger in lipophilic environments. Vitamin E requires bile for absorption, and 25% of it is absorbed orally. The vitamin is stored in adipose tissue, liver, and mus...

May 18th, 2022 - Reference Range Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin that acts as an antioxidant and free-radical scavenger in lipophilic environments. Vitamin E requires bile for absorption, and 25% of it is absorbed orally. The vitamin is stored in adipose tissue...

May 17th, 2022 - This is a double-blind (sponsor-open), randomized (3:2), placebo-controlled, inpatient study evaluating the safety and tolerability of SYNB8802v1 in subjects with a history of gastric bypass surgery or short-bowel syndrome. An interim analysis of ...

May 17th, 2022 - This is a double-blind (sponsor-open), randomized (3:2), placebo-controlled, inpatient study evaluating the safety and tolerability of SYNB8802v1 in subjects with a history of gastric bypass surgery or short-bowel syndrome. An interim analysis of ...

Mar 31st, 2022 - When required, due to an infection, patients with short bowel syndrome will be treated with an intravenous antibiotic. The pharmacokinetic profile of that intravenous antibiotic will be determined. Once the full treatment with the intravenous anti...

Apr 29th, 2021 - Stenosis is one of the most frequent complications in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). In particular, CD patients with multi segmental intestinal strictures are often faced with short bowel syndrome after repeated or extensive surgical resectio...

Mar 6th, 2020 - Gastroschisis is one of the most common neonatal surgical conditions, and is increasing in incidence. Postnatal bowel ischemia leading to necrosis, bowel loss and short-bowel syndrome, occurs in a few instances, with significant impact. Intestinal...

Jun 25th, 2017 - Obeticholic acid failed to prevent the development of short-bowel syndrome–associated liver disease in a preliminary study using piglet models. The findings were published in the July issue of Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

May 12th, 2017 - Popular Toys With Overlooked Risks In a previous Medscape article, we related our concern that popular adult novelty items containing neodymium magnets (so-called "supermagnets") present an underappreciated danger to children. At that time, severa...

May 12th, 2017 - Popular Toys With Overlooked Risks In a previous Medscape article, we related our concern that popular adult novelty items containing neodymium magnets (so-called "supermagnets") present an underappreciated danger to children. At that time, severa...

Nov 1st, 2016 - Intestinal failure, the inability of the gut to maintain nutritional homeostasis,1 is a complication of vascular thrombosis, inflammatory bowel disease, radiation enteritis, obstruction, and other conditions, and of removing segments of the small.

Feb 1st, 2013 - A 36-year-old woman on total parenteral nutrition because of short-bowel syndrome presented with a 2-week history of skin lesions on the face, arms, and legs, but no fever. Examination revealed prominent vesicular lesions on the left arm (Figure 1.