Korean J Anesthesiol.  2005 Mar;48(3):332-335. 10.4097/kjae.2005.48.3.332.

Anesthetic Management of Small Bowel Transplantation for Short Bowel Syndrome: A case report

• Lee J
• Park CS
• Chang HW
• Kang SH
• Choi JH

• KMID: 2091986
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2005.48.3.332

Abstract

General treatment of short bowel syndrome is long-term total parenteral nutrition (TPN). But long-term TPN therapy produces thrombus, infection and obstruction of central veins and results in the life-threatening complications. Recently we experienced first case of small bowel transplantation in a 57-year old female with only 30 cm jejunum and distal part of colon to the splenic flexure who was suffering short bowel syndrome due to previous wide resection of small bowel. We report successful anesthetic management of small bowel transplantation in the patient with short bowel syndrome who has been suffered from life threatening complications due to long-term TPN therapy.

Keyword

short bowel syndrome; small bowel transplantation; total parenteral nutrition

MeSH Terms

Colon
Colon, Transverse
Female
Humans
Jejunum
Middle Aged
Parenteral Nutrition, Total
Short Bowel Syndrome*
Thrombosis
Veins