" Adult Short Bowel Syndrome: Nutritional, Medical, and Surgical Management serves as a practical guide to the medical, surgical and nutritional care of complex patients with Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS), providing information on SBS with the most up-to-date, evidence-based data available. Additionally, the book presents global perspectives and highlights emerging areas of research that are influencing the care of patients with SBS. Intended for nutritionists, dieticians, physicians (specifically, general practitioners, gastroenterologists, and surgeons), nurse practitioners, pharmacists, students and researchers, this book serves as a quick reference on the medical, surgical and nutritional care of complex patients with short bowel syndrome" -- Provided by publisher.

Normal Anatomy, Digestion, Absorption -- Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS): Classification, Underlying Causes, and Global Footprint -- Fluids and Electrolytes: Challenges with Short Bowel Syndrome -- Gut Microbiome -- Therapeutic Diet Modifications in Short Bowel Syndrome -- Probiotics and Prebiotics -- Enteral Nutrition and Access in SBS -- Parenteral Support and Access (including alternative intravenous lipid emulsions, home parenteral support) -- Metabolic Complications of HPN/SBS (MBD, dehydration, d-lactic acidosis) -- Hepatobilliary Complications of HPN/SBS -- Catheter / Infectious Complications (of Home Parenteral Nutrition) -- Antidiarrheals, Antisecretory Agents, Pancreatic Enzymes -- Antimicrobials for Bacterial Overgrowth -- Intestinal Lengthening Procedures -- Intestinal Transplantation (Indications, outcomes, challenges after transplant).