Treatment
Pediatric Bowel Lengthening Surgery: Bianchi and STEP
What You Need to Know
We may recommend a bowel lengthening procedure for children with short bowel syndrome (SBS). Children with short bowel syndrome cannot absorb the necessary nutrients and fluids and often need to receive total parenteral nutrition (TPN, or intravenous feeding).
About this Treatment
Bowel Lengthening Procedures at Children’s National Hospital
Surgical Procedures for Bowel Syndrome: Bowel Lengthening and Ostomy in Continuity
Bowel Lengthening and Ostomy in Continuity
Meet the Providers of Bowel Lengthening Surgery: Bianchi and STEP
Departments that Offer Bowel Lengthening Surgery: Bianchi and STEP
General and Thoracic Surgery
The pediatric surgical experts at Children's National in Washington, D.C., provide advanced, comprehensive surgical care for infants, children and teenagers.