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SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME ('INTESTINAL FAILURE') |
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short bowel: |
Crohn's disease [45%] mesenteric vascular disease [13.5%] volvulus [7%] |
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impaired function: |
radiation [6%] idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction [5%] scleroderma [3%] |
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other: |
malignancy, eg. desmoid tumour [5.5%]pancreatitis [4%] ulcerative colitis [3.5%] other miscellaneous causes [7.5%] |
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