The Journal of surgical research
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To investigate the clinical significance of serum citrulline in evaluating the remnant small bowel enterocytes mass and absorptive function in short bowel (SB) patients. ⋯ In patients with short bowel syndrome, serum citrulline is a simple and accurate biomarker for the severity of intestinal failure and may be a candidate marker for the gut-trophic effects of bowel rehabilitation therapies.