Review Article
Liver Disease Secondary to Intestinal Failure
Table 3
Etiology of liver disease in SBS patients receiving prolonged parenteral nutrition.
| Etiological factors | |
| Duration of parenteral nutrition | | Length of bowel remnant | | Compromised enterohepatic circulation | | Lack of enteral nutrition | | Recurrent episodes of sepsis | | Toxic components of parenteral nutrition such as peroxides | | Protein deficiency | | Lack of essential fatty acids and chlorine | | Excess of dextrose and/or lipids | |
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