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SUBMITTER: Sommovilla J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4576885 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 20140903 1
<h4>Purpose</h4>The enteric microbiome is known to play a major role in healthy gut homeostasis and several disease states. It may also contribute to both the intestinal recovery and complications that occur in patients with short bowel syndrome. The extent and nature of alterations to the gut microbiota following intestinal resection, however, are not well studied in a controlled setting. The purpose of this investigation is to characterize the effects of massive small bowel resection on the mu ...[more]