Short bowel syndrome and total parenteral nutrition: Why not a Baby Port?

Introduction: Subcutaneous implantable port devices are used mostly to treat hematology/oncology patients, and are seldom inserted for total parenteral nutrition (TPN) alone. Here we describe a child with short bowel syndrome (SBS) where TPN was administered via a small port device and discuss pros/contras.

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