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Gastrointestinal Tract Reconstruction in Adults with Ultra-Short Bowel Syndrome: Surgical and Nutritional Outcomes.

Surgery 2020 August
BACKGROUND: Historically, adults with ultra short bowel syndrome (USBS) have been considered candidates for lifetime parenteral nutrition (PN) or are referred for visceral transplantation. We examined the surgical and nutritional outcomes of adult patients with USBS managed at a single intestinal rehabilitation center.

METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed data on 588 adult patients referred to our center between January 2013 and December 2018. USBS was defined as residual small bowel (SB) length ≤ 50 cm.

RESULTS: Forty-five patients (7.6%) with a mean age of 46.7 years (range 17-78) were identified. Indications for enterectomy included mesenteric ischemia (n=17) and internal hernias (n=6), followed by large intraabdominal fibroids, trauma, and allograft enterectomies, with five cases each. Median SB length was 18.0 cm; 20 patients (44.4%) had their entire SB resected. Thirteen patients had an intact colon, of which nine had preservation of the ileocecal valve. Patients who underwent autologous reconstruction of their gastrointestinal (GI) tract required a lower total PN volume (29.0 ± 7.6 vs. 40.8 ± 13.2 ml/Kg/day, p=0.002) and presented better short- and long- term survival (p=0.005). Patients with no gut had higher mortality (p=0.036). Hormonal therapy with the glucagon-like peptide-2 analog teduglutide was used in nine patients (20%) five of whom were weaned off TPN. Excluding patients with no gut (n=20), discontinuation of total PN rate for patients with an end ostomy or tube decompression (n= 6), jejunocolostomy (n= 10), and jejunoileostomy (n=9) were 0%, 40%, and 77.7%, respectively. Eleven patients (44%) with some residual small intestine achieved nutritional autonomy in an average of 20 months after GI reconstruction. Fifteen patients were listed for transplantation (33.3%). Seven patients underwent isolated SB transplantation and achieved nutritional autonomy in an average of three months after transplantation. One-year patient and graft survival were 100%. After a 37-month median follow-up period, 36 of 42 patients followed by our center were still alive (85.7%).

CONCLUSION: Nutritional autonomy can be achieved in a significant number of patients with USBS in specialized centers with surgical and/or hormonal therapy. The presence of an intact colon and ileocecal valve can significantly increase the adaptation rate. Moreover, restoration of GI tract continuity has a positive impact on medical management and survival.

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