 The small bowel from the ligament of Treitz to the proximal to mid jejunum was largely unaffected, but did not appear that resection of 75% of the small intestine and colon would be a satisfactory tradeoff for The patient, but would likely render him with significant short bowel and nutritional and metabolic problems. 
The small bowel from the ligament of Treitz to the proximal to mid jejunum was largely unaffected , but did not appear that resection of 75 % of the small intestine and colon would be a satisfactory tradeoff for The patient , but would likely render him with significant short bowel and nutritional and metabolic problems .