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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

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

Crohn's disease, an inflammatory disorder of the digestive tract
Volvulus, a spontaneous twisting of the small intestine that cuts off the blood supply and leads to tissue death
Tumors of the small intestine
Injury or trauma to the small intestine
Necrotizing enterocolitis (premature newborn)
Bypass surgery to treat obesity, a now uncommonly performed surgical procedure
Surgery to remove diseases or damaged portion of the small intestine