Center for Advanced Intestinal Rehabilitation

Treatment for short-bowel syndrome consists primarily of nutritional management aimed at helping the remaining intestines adapt and take on the absorption functions that were lost.

Some children may be candidates for the STEP procedure, a surgical intervention.

Regardless of the treatment approach, which is always individualized for the child, multidisciplinary care, which integrates medical, surgical and nutritional management from various specialists in each, has been shown to improve outcomes.