1. [Small intestine transplant for intestinal failure in children].
- Author
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Thøstesen LM, Qvist N, Rasmussen A, and Husby S
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Contraindications, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Intestinal Diseases complications, Intestinal Diseases therapy, Organ Transplantation, Parenteral Nutrition adverse effects, Parenteral Nutrition mortality, Short Bowel Syndrome etiology, Short Bowel Syndrome therapy, Treatment Outcome, Intestinal Diseases surgery, Intestine, Small innervation, Intestine, Small transplantation, Short Bowel Syndrome surgery
- Abstract
Parenteral nutrition is the main treatment of intestinal failure. In cases with irreversible intestinal failure and life-threatening complications to parenteral nutritional treatment, transplantation of the intestine may be considered. Post-transplantation survival has increased markedly during the latest years and is now > 80% after one year and > 50% after five years. Recipients of an isolated intestinal transplantation have a better survival rate than recipients of a combined liver-intestinal-transplantation. more...
- Published
- 2010