Recirculating distal intestinal content
AssigneeSaint Louis University
InventorAjay Kumar Jain
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Abstract
A recirculation system for recirculating intestinal content within an intestinal tract of a subject including a recirculation pathway extending from a distal portion of the intestinal tract to a proximal portion of the intestinal tract forming a recirculation loop for recirculating the intestinal content through the proximal portion of the intestinal tract to increase nutrient absorption from the intestinal content. A bypass pathway in fluid communication with the recirculation pathway and configured to divert the intestinal content from the recirculation pathway to continue along the intestinal tract.
Claims3
A surgical procedure for treating short bowel syndrome in a subject, the procedure comprising:
- creating an ostomy in an intestinal tract of the subject;
- forming a small bowel duodeno/jejunal anastomosis between a distal portion of the intestinal tract and a proximal portion of the intestinal tract to create a recirculation loop for recirculating intestinal content through the proximal portion of the intestinal tract to increase nutrient absorption from the intestinal content;
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- forming a small bowel/colonic anastomosis between the distal portion of the intestinal tract and a more distal portion of the intestinal tract to create a bypass pathway for diverting the intestinal content from the recirculation pathway to continue along the intestinal tract.
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