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This chapter seeks to describe, classify and explain intestinal failure, not as an exhaustive reference work but as a brief review of a vastly complex and variable clinical phenomenon. This is often managed by surgeons, especially in rural areas, but sometimes needs referral for specialist management that sometimes continues over a lifetime.
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McCullough, T.K., Wichmann, M.W. (2019). Intestinal Failure. In: Wichmann, M., McCullough, T., Roberts-Thomson, I., Maddern, G. (eds) Gastroenterology For General Surgeons. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92768-8_19
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