Liver Disease Secondary to Intestinal Failure

Table 1

The most common causes of short bowel syndrome in 300 adults treated at the University of Nebraska Medical Center from 1990 to 2005.

Main causes of short bowel syndrome	Number	%
Postoperative resection	84	28
Malignancy/irradiation	63	21
Mesenteric vascular disease	63	21
Crohn’s disease	49	16
Trauma	22	8
Other benign conditions	19	6