83 – Intestinal Transplantation
Klara M. Posfay-Barbe,Marian G. Michaels,Michael Green +2 more
- pp 756-761
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Infection in Organ-Transplant Recipients
Jay A. Fishman,Robert H. Rubin +1 more
TL;DR: A primary goal in organ transplantation is the prevention or effective treatment of infection, the most common life-threatening complication of long-term immunosuppressive therapy, and the adverse effects of the antimicrobial drugs used for prophylaxis and therapy are studied.
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2003 report of the intestine transplant registry: a new era has dawned.
David R. Grant,Kareem Abu-Elmagd,Jorge Reyes,Andreas G. Tzakis,Alan Norman Langnas,Thomas M. Fishbein,Olivier Goulet,Douglas G. Farmer +7 more
TL;DR: Transplantation is an effective therapy for the treatment of patients with end-stage intestine failure who cannot tolerate parenteral nutrition and with newer immune suppressive protocols, 1-year graft and patient survival rates approach the results of liver transplantation.
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Short-bowel syndrome in children and adults
TL;DR: Intestinal transplantation has been successfully developed in some centers in the United States, and preliminary experience suggest a long-term survival of 50%-75%, better in patients receiving an isolated intestinal transplant than a combined liver/bowel transplant.
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Long-term follow-up of patients on home parenteral nutrition in Europe: implications for intestinal transplantation
Loris Pironi,Francisca Joly,Alastair Forbes,Virginie Colomb,Malgorzata Lyszkowska,J.P. Baxter,Simon M. Gabe,Xavier Hébuterne,Manuela Gambarara,Frédéric Gottrand,Cristina Cuerda,P. Thul,Bernard Messing,Olivier Goulet,Michael Staun,André Van Gossum +15 more
TL;DR: HN is confirmed as the primary treatment for intestinal failure and a life-saving ITx could be required for some patients at higher risk of death from their underlying disease in the early years after commencing home parenteral nutrition.
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Current status of intestinal transplantation in children.
Jorge Reyes,Javier Bueno,Javier Bueno,Samuel A. Kocoshis,Samuel A. Kocoshis,Michael Green,Michael Green,Kareem Abu-Elmagd,Kareem Abu-Elmagd,Hiro Furukawa,Hiro Furukawa,Edward M. Barksdale,Edward M. Barksdale,Sharon Strom,Sharon Strom,John J. Fung,John J. Fung,Satoru Todo,Satoru Todo,William Irish,William Irish,Thomas E. Starzl,Thomas E. Starzl +22 more
TL;DR: The complex clinical and immunologic course of these patients is reflected in a higher complication rate as well as patient and graft loss than seen after heart, liver, and kidney transplantation, although better than after lung transplantation.