[Report of a case of short bowel in an elderly patient]. / A propósito de un caso de intestino corto en un paciente de edad avanzada.

Resection of long segments of the small bowel may cause variable degrees of malabsorption. Therefore, the results of the resection will depend on the length and location of the resected segment, and on the age of the patient and the underlying disease that motivated the resection. The implementation of Nutritional Support after intestinal resection is the main stimulating factor for adaptation of the remnant bowel and is important to prevent hyponutrition. The relevance of this case is due to the fact that our 87 years old patient has a good nutritional status and good quality of life 10 years after resection was performed, his remnant bowel having adapted to physiological functions.

A propósito de un caso de intestino corto en un paciente de edad avanzada / A propos of a case of short bowel in an elderly patient

La resección de grandes segmentos de intestino delgado puede causar grados variables de mala bsorción. Por lo tanto, las consecuencias de la resección dependerán de la longitud y la localización del segmento resecado, pero también de la edad y de la enfermedad que originó la resección. La instauración del Soporte Nutricional tras la resección intestinal es el principal factor estimulador de la adaptación del intestino remanente e importante para evitar la desnutrición. La relevancia de este caso se debe a que nuestro paciente con 87 años de edad y después de 10 años de cirugía, tiene un buen estado nutricional y una buena calidad de vida, adaptándose su intestino remanente a las funciones fisiológicas (AU)

Resection of long segments of the small bowel may cause variable degrees of malabsorption. Therefore, the results of the resection will depend on the length and location of the resected segment, and on the age of the patient and the underlying disease that motivated the resection. The implementation of Nutritional Support after intestinal resection is the main stimulating factor for adaptation of the remnant bowel and is important to prevent hyponutrition. The relevance of this case is due to the fact that our 87 years old patient has a good nutritional status and good quality of life 10 years after resection was performed, his remnant bowel having adapted to physiological functions (AU)