REVERSING INTESTINAL FAILURE
The main goal of SBS-IF treatment is to cure intestinal failure and achieve a full recovery by weaning off parenteral support.1
Chronic IF in patients with SBS-IF may be reversed through intestinal adaptation and/or intestinal rehabilitation programmes based on medical and surgical treatments. Weaning off from parenteral support in SBS-IF is more likely to occur in patients with partial or total colon continuity.1
However, complete weaning from parenteral support in SBS-IF patients is relatively unlikely to occur after 2–3 years have passed from the most recent intestinal resection.1
