Keywords:
small bowel transplant,
intestinal failure,
short gut syndrome,
bowel motility disorder,
parenteral nutrition
2020 Volume 55 Issue 3 Pages 291-296
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2020 Volume 55 Issue 3 Pages 291-296
Thirty intestinal transplants have been performed since 1996 in 6 institutions. There were 19 deceased-donor and 13 living-donor transplants. Primary causes of intestinal transplants were short gut syndrome (n = 13), intestinal mobility function disorder (n = 14), others (n = 1) and re- transplantation (n = 4). One-year patient survival was 89%, and 10-year patient survival was 53%. They were excellent results for a standard therapeutic option for intestinal failure if patients fail to maintain total parental nutrition.
