Intestine transplantation (intestinal transplantation, or small bowel transplantation) is the surgical replacement of the small intestine for chronic and acute cases of intestinal failure.

Intestinal and multivisceral transplantation is a surgery that removes diseased or malfunctioning organs along the gastrointestinal tract and replaces them with healthy donor organs. It may involve the small and large intestines, liver, pancreas, or stomach. An intestinal transplant may also be called a small bowel transplant.

2022年10月7日 · Intestinal transplantation is a surgery to remove a diseased part of the small intestine and replace it with healthy intestine. Some patients may need the procedure to lengthen a short intestine that is too short.

the intestinal graft type determines the level of visceral transsection and the anatomy of its vascular supply: for small bowel alone-grafts, the intestine is transsected just proximal to the ileocecal valve; for small bowel-colon grafts a short segment of ascending and proximal transverse colon (with the right and middle colic artery) is ...

2013年12月3日 · The field of intestine transplantation is small with only 106 intestine transplants performed in the United States in 2012 (at 18 active centers). This represents a decline from a high of 198 intestine transplants in 2007 and a substantially smaller volume compared to all other types of solid organ transplantation ( 1 ).

Small intestine transplantation is the removal of the small intestine from a recently decreased person and then the transfer of the small intestine, sometimes with other organs, into a person who cannot get enough nutrients because of a disorder of their small intestine.

2016年10月28日 · A small bowel transplant (intestinal transplant) is a relatively new field in solid organ transplantation. The first successful human small bowel transplant was performed in the 1980s. Since then, improved medical management and surgical techniques have led to …

The small intestine can be transplanted alone or with other organs—a liver, stomach, and/or pancreas. These procedures can be very complicated. A surgeon removes the diseased part of the recipient's small intestine and replaces it with a healthy piece of small intestine from the donor.

What is intestinal transplantation? Transplantation is a surgery to put a donated organ from someone who has died into a person who needs it. A part of small intestine can be transplanted into a person. If needed, other organs can be transplanted at the same time.

Cleveland Clinic's Intestinal Transplant Program is the largest intestinal program in the U.S. and works as an integrated part of the Center for Gut Rehabilitation and Transplantation. Only a few transplant centers in the world offer intestinal transplantation (also referred to as small bowel transplantation) as a treatment option for ...