In a small bowel transplant, the diseased portion of the small intestine is removed and replaced with a healthy small intestine from a donor. This procedure can be life-saving for patients with irreversible intestinal failure that has become life-threatening.

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 transplants remain the most challenging and least frequently performed vascularized intraabdominal organ transplants. However, over the last one and a half decades, intestinal transplant outcome has significantly improved and the yearly number of transplants has steadily increased (1, 2).

Small bowel transplantation (SBT) has developed slower and has been performed less than other solid organ transplantations. However, it is the most effective and life-saving procedure for patients with intestinal failure who develop complications related to parenteral nutrition.

Oct 7, 2022 · 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 risk of the body rejecting the new intestine is high.

Isolated Intestinal Transplantation (Small Bowel Transplant): an isolated intestinal transplant involves removing the diseased portion of the small intestine and replacing it with a healthy small intestine from a donor.

Oct 28, 2016 · 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 …

This review aims to highlight the indications, techniques, outcomes, and complications specific to intestinal transplantation. Intestinal and multivisceral transplants are complex technical procedures that present unique challenges in the field of solid organ transplantation.

Only a few transplant centers in the world offer intestinal transplantation (also referred to as small bowel transplantation) as a treatment option for intestinal failure and complications related to parenteral nutrition (PN).

A stoma is a surgically-created opening in the small bowel or colon (respectively ileostomy and colostomy) that allows the transplant team to monitor the transplanted organ. Unless the stoma cannot be reconnected or unless frequent and severe episodes of rejection develop, the stoma is usually a temporary situation.