Short bowel syndrome and surgical techniques for the baby with short intestines

The short bowel syndrome (SBS) in term neonates was

defined by Rickham, in 1967, as an extensive resection of all

but a maximum of 75 cm of the small gut.1 This corresponds

to 30% of the total jejuno-ileal length in term newborns. SBS

in premature newborns also corresponds to 30% of the

calculated intestinal length for the given gestational age.2