Skipped Aganglionic Lengthening Transposition (SALT) is highly effective to achieve enteral autonomy in selected patients with intestinal failure secondary to total intestinal aganglionosis.

Background: Intestinal Failure, parenteral nutrition (PN) dependence, and subsequent liver disease are the most challenging and life-threatening complications of short bowel syndrome experienced by patients with total intestinal aganglionosis. Skipped Aganglionic Lengthening Transposition (SALT) showed to be a promising procedure to overcome such problems. We herein report the results of two patients who underwent SALT at the Umberto Bosio Center for Digestive Diseases.

Skipped aganglionic lengthening transposition (SALT) for short bowel syndrome in patients with total intestinal aganglionosis: technical report and feasibility.

Extended aganglionosis (TIA) is the presence of some viable aganglionic gut distal to the levelling jejunostomy. Different surgical procedures (including transplantation) have been proposed with inconclusive results. We conceived a new procedure named skipped aganglionic lengthening transposition (SALT) consisting of multiple pedicled isoperistaltic transpositions of aganglionic ileal loops interposed to normoganglionic jejunum.

Asymmetric headgear for differential molar movement: a study using finite element analysis.

Objective: To compare the effects of four different asymmetric headgear systems.

Design: A mathematical method for three-dimensional data called finite element analysis.

Setting: The Orthodontic Department, the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and the Metallurgical Engineering Department of the Fluminense Federal University.