Successful experience in the use of teduglutide in children with short bowel syndrome

Abstract

The article presents an overview of current trends in the approach to the treatment of patients with short bowel syndrome (SBS), including the example of pediatric patients in the Tyumen region. SBC is an extremely rare nosological form in the practice of a clinician and, as a rule, patients with such a diagnosis require a multidisciplinary approach. The most common manifestations of the disease are symptoms of malabsorption: dumping syndrome, progressive weight loss, deficiency of macro- and micronutrients, other manifestations of dyspepsia and abdominal pain. Attention is drawn to the fact that the number and intensity of symptoms varies significantly among patients. The traditional tactic for treating such patients includes the need for lifelong parenteral nutrition or, as a necessary measure, intestinal transplantation. Rehabilitation measures in SBS children should take into account the requirements for correcting impaired absorption and restoring normal trophic status; relief of diarrhea, prevention and treatment of dysbiosis; control and correction of general digestive disorders. We found that the analogue of glucagon-like peptide 2 (GLP-2) - teduglutide - makes it possible to reduce the amount of parenteral nutrition, infusion time, and also achieve a complete transition to enteral autonomy. The method of treatment with Teduglutide is the most promising for patients of this category.