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Motility After Small Bowel and Colonic Surgery

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Surgery of the small intestine and colon is commonly performed in children for a variety of indications ranging from congenital anatomic abnormalities to need for enteral feeding access to underlying motility disorders. Under most circumstances, non-emergent operations allow time for a multidisciplinary team approach between surgeons and gastroenterologists to devise a thorough preoperative diagnostic strategy. Unfortunately, abdominal catastrophes such as malrotation with volvulus often preclude the luxury of time before surgery necessitating a strong relationship between surgeon and gastroenterologist to address the potential consequences of such an event. In both cases, the motility of the small bowel and colon remains a critical feature that often predicts the success of an operation and, most importantly, the prognosis of the patient. This chapter aims to address several of the more prevalent motility disorders observed in children after small bowel and colonic surgery.

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Gomez, R., Fortunato, J.E. (2017). Motility After Small Bowel and Colonic Surgery. In: Faure, C., Thapar, N., Di Lorenzo, C. (eds) Pediatric Neurogastroenterology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43268-7_30

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