Journal
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
Volume 47, Issue 5, Pages 931-937Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.01.049
Keywords
Short bowel syndrome; Intestinal failure; Serial transverse enteroplasty; Intestinal lengthening; Pediatrics
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Aim: The aim of this study is to report 5-year outcomes in patients who have received serial transverse enteroplasty (STEP) using clinical and biochemical assessments of intestinal function. Methods: Thirty-one STEP procedures have been performed at our institution. Twelve patients who received STEP before January 2005 were analyzed. Clinical and biochemical outcomes were performed pre-STEP and post-STEP on an annual basis. Paired t tests were used to compare post-STEP outcomes to pre-STEP values (P < .05 was significant). Main Results: There were 12 patients (3 females; median age, 5.5 months). Serial transverse enteroplasty resulted in mean increase in length of dilated bowel segment of 89% +/- 26% and increase in total small bowel length of 46% +/- 40%. Two patients received liver-intestinal transplants post-STEP (at 4 and 5 months), and 2 patients died of liver failure at 3 and 8 months. The remaining 8 of 12 patients all show stable intestinal absorptive capacity (data not shown). Of 8 patients, 7 were weaned off parenteral nutrition by 4 years. No patient has required repeat STEP or bowel tapering. Two patients developed staple line leak, and 1 patient developed gastrointestinal bleed from staple line ulcers. Conclusion: This report represents the largest series of STEP patients followed up beyond 5 years. Longterm clinical, biochemical, and radiologic outcomes appear to be robust. (c) 2012 Published by Elsevier Inc.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available