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Critical length of remaining small bowel after resection. A 100 cm in case of terminal jejunostomy (colon removed). B 65 cm in case of a jejuno-colonic anastomosis (colon retained). C 35 cm in case of a jejuno-ileal anastomosis (ileo-cecal region retained). Reproduced with kind permission from Georg Thieme Verlag KG, Stuttgart, Germany − modified from [2].
