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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]

Overview

Short bowel syndrome in adults is usually caused by surgical removal of the intestine due to different diseases including Crohn's disease, mesenteric ischemia, malignancies or radiation enteritis. 

Causes

Common Causes

Short bowel syndrome in adults is usually caused by surgical removal of the intestine due to:

• Crohn's disease
• Mesenteric vascular events
• Malignancy
• Radiation enteritis

Less Common Causes

Less common causes of short bowel syndrome include:

• Volvulus
• Adhesions
• Jejunoileal bypass surgery to treat obesity
• Trauma to the small intestine
• Internal hernia

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	Mesenteric vascular events
Chemical/Poisoning	No underlying causes
Dental	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect	No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	No underlying causes
Environmental	No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic	Adhesions, Crohn's disease, internal hernia, radiation enteritis, volvulus
Genetic	No underlying causes
Hematologic	No underlying causes
Iatrogenic	Post gastrointestinal operations, jejunoileal bypass surgery to treat obesity
Infectious Disease	No underlying causes
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic	No underlying causes
Neurologic	No underlying causes
Nutritional/Metabolic	No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic	No underlying causes
Oncologic	Malignancy
Ophthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte	No underlying causes
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy	No underlying causes
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	Trauma to small intestine
Urologic	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	No underlying causes

Causes in Alphabetical Order

List the causes of the disease in alphabetical order.

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