Age Group

Causes of Intestinal Failure

Neonates and infants Children Adults

Gastroschisis Intestinal atresia Intractable diarrhea of infancy Microvillus inclusion disease Necrotizing enterocolitis Ompahlocele Autoimmune enteritis Intestinal polyposis Idiopathic pseudo-obstruction Visceral myopathy or neuropathy Volvulus Total intestinal Hirschsprung disease Crohn’s disease Gut infarction secondary to thrombosis or embolism Neoplasms (especially desmoid tumors) Radiation injury Trauma resulting in an unreconstructable gastrointesinal tract.

Ghanekar A, Grant D., 2001⁵¹