Wu T J, Teng R J, Chang M H, Chen C C
Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, R.O.C.
J Formos Med Assoc. 1992 Apr;91(4):470-2.
Congenital short bowel is a rare anomaly. Among the 21 cases reviewed in the literature, only four (19%) survived beyond infancy. We present a female infant with short small bowel, malrotation and floating colon, who was successfully treated with home central parenteral nutrition. Improved long-term survival in this group of patients is expected with prolonged parenteral nutritional support.