Case Report: Ultra-Short Bowel Syndrome after a near-total small bowel resection for gangrene due to volvulus in a district hospital in South Sudan
The length of the small intestine ranges between 3m-10m with an average of 6.5m [1]. It is made up of the duodenum (25cm), jejunum (1.5m), and ileum (distal three fifths). Resection of up to a third or even half is compatible with a normal life. However, survival has been reported with a small bowe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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South Sudan Doctors' Association
2019-08-01
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| Series: | South Sudan Medical Journal |
| Online Access: | https://bit.ly/3kXuwcv |