EAN: 9783319425498

CURRENT CONCEPTS OF INTESTINAL FAILURE GEBUNDEN

This book provides readers with a succinct but comprehensive overview of current concepts
relating to intestinal failure  including its treatment  with a particular focus on recent
advancements. The opening chapters address basic aspects of intestinal failure  including
etiology  clinical pathophysiology  physiology of intestinal adaptation  and intestinal
microbiota. The complications of intestinal failure  such as bacterial overgrowth and
intestinal failure-associated liver disease  are then discussed. A series of chapters
specifically address important strategies in the nutritional  pharmacological  and surgical
treatment of intestinal failure as well as the concept of intestinal rehabilitation. Finally 
two significant emerging developments are considered: regenerative medicine and distraction
enterogenesis. The authors are internationally recognized experts from Europe and North America
who are ideally placed to describe current knowledge and progress in the field.

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