Short bowel syndrome in neonate

Definition

Short bowel syndrome in neonate is a condition originating in the perinatal period in which nutrients are not properly absorbed due to either surgical removal of a large portion of the small intestine or rarely due to the complete dysfunction of a large segment of small intestine.

Exclusions

• Congenital short bowel (LB15.2)

Also indexed as

Nearby in Neonatal malabsorption syndromes

• KB89.0Neonatal malabsorption due to endocrine secreting tumour
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified