Surgical management of short bowel syndrome by construction of an isoperistaltic intestinal valve: An experimental study in dogs

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Objective: To develop of an isoperistaltic invaginated valve for the treatment of short bowel syndrome. Design: Randomised experimental study Setting: University Hospital, Greece. Material: 8 mongrel dogs Intervention: 90% resection of the small bowel, followed by construction of an invaginated valve one month later. Main outcome measures: weight loss, fat excretion in the faeces, radiographic and histological examination of the valve, pressure curve along the valve. Results: Weight loss and steatorrhoea were reversed over a period of 2-3 months without evidence of intestinal obstruction in any of the animals. Conclusions: The construction of an isoperistaltic invaginated valve could be a solution to the management of the short gut syndrome.

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Papaziogas, T., Tassiopoulos, A., Papaziogas, B., Koutsias, S., Alexandrakis, A., Sakellaridis, D., & Galanis, N. (1999). Surgical management of short bowel syndrome by construction of an isoperistaltic intestinal valve: An experimental study in dogs. European Journal of Surgery, 165(8), 796–800. https://doi.org/10.1080/11024159950189618

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