Comment on "European Pediatric Surgeon' Association survey on the management of Short-Bowel Syndrome"

We read with interest the article by Dariel et al “European Pediatric Surgeon’ Association survey on the management of short-bowel syndrome” recently published in the journal.1 Based on our pediatric surgical experience previously in Manchester (UK)2 and ongoing in Florence (Italy)3 which has been double-checked by an external reviewer/author (A.L.), we would like to provide comments on the article (►Table 1). Regarding institutional practices, Manchester and Florence are high-volume centers with an Intestinal Rehabilitation Program but no transplant surgeon. As with most of the European centers, we use surgical strategies (>3 procedures/year in Manchester and 3 procedures/year in Florence) to facilitate enteral autonomy, promoting intestinal adaptation through an early stoma closure.