Causes of short-bowel syndrome or intestinal failure
| Crohn disease | 33.3% |
| Ulcerative colitis | 21.1% |
| Radiation enteritis | 17.5% |
| Mesenteric ischemia | 12.3% |
| Other | 15.8% |
Data from Parekh NR, Steiger E, Seidner DL. Determination of residual bowel length via surgical, radiological or historical data in patients with short bowel syndrome and intestinal failure (abstract). Gastroenterology 2006; 130:a605.