Intestinal Transplant
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An intestinal transplant is a surgical procedure that involves replacing a diseased or dysfunctional intestine with a healthy one from a donor. This procedure is typically considered for patients with severe intestinal failure, which can result from conditions such as Crohn’s disease, short bowel syndrome, or congenital abnormalities. These conditions may lead to malnutrition and other serious health issues when the intestine cannot properly absorb nutrients. The goal of the transplant is to restore normal digestive function and improve the overall quality of life for the recipient.
The process of an intestinal transplant usually begins with a thorough evaluation to determine the patient’s eligibility. If deemed suitable, the patient is placed on a waiting list for a suitable donor organ. The surgery itself involves removing the damaged intestine and connecting the new one to the remaining parts of the digestive system. Patients can expect a hospital stay that may last several weeks, during which they will be monitored closely for any complications and to ensure that the new organ is functioning properly.
While intestinal transplants can significantly improve health and quality of life, they also come with potential benefits and risks. Benefits may include better nutrient absorption and reduced dependence on intravenous feeding. However, risks can include rejection of the new organ, infection, and complications related to the surgery itself. Long-term immunosuppressive medications are often required to prevent organ rejection, which can introduce additional health considerations for the patient.
Advancements in Adult Intestinal Transplant: Hope for Severe Cases
This research paper discusses the changes and advancements in adult intestinal transplantation over the past two decades. The reasons for conducting this kind of surgery have expanded to include motil...Advancements in Intestinal Transplant Procedures for Patients Today
This article is a review of the recent progress in intestinal transplant procedures. Intestinal transplants are not just for patients who have no other options left, but are now more widely used due t...Benefits of Including a Donor Colon in Intestinal Transplants
This research paper talks about how including a donor's colon as part of an intestinal transplant can benefit recipients who do not have a functioning colon of their own. The study found that these re...Best Techniques for Closing the Abdominal Wall After Intestinal
This research paper talks about the challenges faced during the process of closing the abdominal wall after an intestinal or multivisceral transplant. It suggests that the best practice involves a tec...Breakthrough Case: Intestinal Transplant Without Immunosuppressive
This research paper presents the first ever case of a patient who has successfully tolerated an intestinal transplant without the continued need for immunosuppressive drugs. Usually, after organ trans...Breakthrough in Intestinal Transplant for Short Bowel Syndrome
This research paper discusses a breakthrough in treating Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS), a condition caused by the removal of a large portion of the small intestine leading to nutrient absorption issues a...Combined Intestinal-Kidney Transplant: Success Rates and Survival
This study examined the success rates of combined intestine and kidney transplants. Out of 2215 intestinal transplants done from 2000 to 2015, about 5% were combined with a kidney transplant. Almost h...Eating Challenges After Pediatric Intestinal Transplant: Key Insights
This study looked into why some children struggle with eating after having an intestinal transplant, something that there is currently no existing data on. The researchers collected data from caregive...Exploring the Evolution of Intestinal Transplantation Procedures
The intestines have long been regarded as an "off-limits" body part in the medical field, particularly in terms of organ failure and transplantation. This was largely due to the difficulty of providin...Exploring the Impact of Lab-Grown Intestinal Organoids on Disease Research
This research paper discusses how "intestinal organoids," which are essentially lab-grown mini versions of the human intestine, have changed our understanding of the intestine and its diseases over th...Exploring the Role of Lab-Grown Intestinal Organoids in Medical Research
This research paper discusses how "intestinal organoids," which are essentially lab-grown mini versions of the human intestine, have changed our understanding of the intestine and its diseases over th...Guidelines for Monitoring Patients After Intestinal Transplant Surgery
This research paper is about the problems doctors face when monitoring patients who have had an intestinal transplant. Currently, the only way to check if the body is rejecting the new intestine is to...How Gum Disease Affects Intestinal Transplants and Immune Response
This research paper looks at how gum disease can change the mix of bacteria in our bodies, leading to more inflammation and possibly affecting how our immune system reacts to transplants. The research...Human Milk May Help Reduce Intestinal Inflammation After Transplant
This study looked at whether giving human milk to children aged 0-5 years who were undergoing a bone marrow transplant (BMT) could reduce inflammation in their intestines. The children either received...Impact of Covid-19 on Intestinal Transplant Recipients: Key Insights
This research paper is about how COVID-19 affects people who have had an intestinal or multivisceral transplant. These patients often have weakened immune systems, so there has been a lot of concern a...Improving Intestinal Transplants with Normothermic Machine Perfusion
This research paper discusses the history and potential future of intestinal transplantation. This is a procedure where a diseased intestine is replaced with a healthy one from a donor. It was first s...Improving Success Rates for Intestinal Transplants: Key Insights
This study looks at how to improve the chances of success for patients receiving an intestinal transplant. Some people have high levels of antibodies that can attack the new organ, making the transpla...Intestinal Transplant for Kids: a Lifeline for Severe Intestinal
This research paper discusses how intestinal and multivisceral transplantation (putting a new intestine or multiple organs into a patient's body) is a key treatment for kids who suffer from irreversib...Intestinal Transplant Options for Hirschsprung's Disease Patients
The research paper discusses Hirschsprung's disease, a condition where certain nerve cells are missing in the muscle of the patient's colon or large intestine, making it difficult to pass stool. In ex...Intestinal Transplants in Children: Success Rates and Key Insights
This research paper discusses an organization's model for conducting liver transplants, particularly in children. Annually, they can perform 1,000 liver transplants, with 5% being on children. These t...Living Donor Intestinal Transplant: a Lifesaving Option for Patients
This research paper discusses improvements in living donor intestinal transplantation (LDIT), a procedure where a healthy person donates a part of their intestine to someone whose intestine is failing...Living vs Deceased Donors: Comparing Intestinal Transplant Outcomes
This study looks at the use of living donations in intestinal transplantation, a treatment for severe intestinal failure. The researchers used data from the Intestinal Transplant Registry, which conta...Living vs Deceased Donors: Comparing Outcomes in Intestinal Transplants
This study looks at the use of living donations in intestinal transplantation, a treatment for severe intestinal failure. The researchers used data from the Intestinal Transplant Registry, which conta...New Immune Suppression Method for Intestinal Transplant Recipients
This research paper discusses a new method of suppressing the immune system in patients who have received an intestinal transplant. Immune suppression is necessary in these patients to prevent their b...New Strategies for Successful Intestinal Transplants and Immune Care
This research paper is about new ways to prevent the body from rejecting a transplanted intestine, as well as ways to manage a common issue with transplants called graft-versus-host disease, where the...Nutrition Care After Intestinal Transplant: a Guide for Patients
This research paper discusses intestinal transplantation as a treatment for people suffering from irreversible intestinal failure. This treatment is especially important for those who are not eligible...Pediatric Intestinal Transplant: Improved Outcomes for Children
This research paper discusses the significant improvements in the field of transplantation over the past decade, specifically focusing on pediatric intestinal transplantation. The one-year mortality r...Pediatric Intestinal Transplants: Current Trends and Success Rates
This research paper is a review of the state of child intestinal transplants in the United States. Over 1500 of these transplants have been done since 1985, but recently, less than 50 are done each ye...Pediatric Intestinal Transplants: Key Findings and Success Rates
The International Intestinal Transplant Registry (ITR) collects data from around the world to help us understand more about the results of intestinal transplants. This study looked at the data of chil...Pregnancy After Intestinal Transplant: What Patients Should Know
This research paper discusses the subject of pregnancy after organ transplantation, specifically focusing on intestinal/multivisceral transplantation. Over the last 20 years, there have been significa...Recent Advances in Intestinal Transplant and Tissue Regeneration
The purpose of this review is to give an overview of the recent progress in the study of growing new intestinal tissue, a field that's rapidly advancing. Recently, there has been significant progress ...Reviewing 23 Years of Endoscopy Procedures in Child Intestinal Transplants
The research paper is a review of 23 years of endoscopy procedures performed on children who have received intestinal transplants. Endoscopy is a procedure where a small camera is used to look inside ...Should You Use a Stoma After an Intestinal Transplant?
An ostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an opening in the body to discharge waste. While these procedures can be beneficial, they can also lead to serious complications, especially when the ost...Understanding Abdominal Wall Transplant After Intestinal Surgery
This paper discusses the recent advancements in intestinal and multi-organ transplants, which sometimes lead to difficulties in closing the abdominal area during surgery. Various methods have been sug...Understanding Anesthesia in Intestinal Transplant Procedures
This paper discusses irreversible intestinal failure, a serious condition that can greatly impact a person's health and quality of life. This condition can be treated with an intestinal transplant, wh...Understanding Biologicals in Intestinal Transplants for Better
This article explores how biologicals (medicines made from living organisms) are used in intestinal transplants. These drugs have been employed for different reasons, such as preparing the body for tr...Understanding Chimerism: a New Approach to Intestinal Transplant Acceptance
This research paper review discusses the idea of achieving immune tolerance, or the body accepting new, transplanted organs, by inducing something called hematopoietic chimerism, which is a fancy way ...Understanding Chronic Rejection After Intestinal Transplant Surgery
Chronic rejection is a major problem for organ transplants, and can lead to failure in 5-10% of cases following intestinal or multivisceral transplants. Diagnosing this is difficult due to unclear sym...Understanding Chronic Rejection in Intestinal Transplants: Key
This research paper discusses chronic rejection, a problem that affects the long-term success of organ transplants. Specifically, it focuses on intestinal transplants, where chronic rejection happens ...Understanding Delirium After Pediatric Intestinal Transplant Surgery
This research paper is about a study conducted on children who received a transplant, specifically intestinal, liver, and renal transplants. The researchers wanted to observe the occurrence of deliriu...Understanding Endoscopy After Pediatric Intestinal Transplant: a 23-Year
The research paper is a review of 23 years of endoscopy procedures performed on children who have received intestinal transplants. Endoscopy is a procedure where a small camera is used to look inside ...Understanding Gut Bacteria's Role in Lung Transplant Success
This research paper explores the relationship between gut bacteria and the risk of organ rejection and lung infection in lung transplant patients. The researchers looked at 146 samples of fecal and bl...Understanding Gut Health After Intestinal Transplant: Key Insights
This research paper explores the relationship between the gut microbiome (the bacteria and other organisms living in our intestines), the immune system, and liver transplants. The paper acknowledges t...Understanding Il-22's Role in Intestinal Transplant Survival Rates
This research paper discusses the role of IL-22, a specific molecule, in adult patients who have undergone allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) - a procedure where a person receives healthy stem...Understanding Imaging in Intestinal Transplant for Patients
This research paper discusses the role of imaging (like X-rays, MRIs, etc.) in intestinal transplants. These transplants are done for a small number of patients who have severe intestinal problems or ...Understanding Immune Response in Intestinal Transplants for Patients
In simpler terms, this research paper provides an in-depth review of the existing studies on the immune system's response to intestinal transplants. Since the first human intestinal transplant in 1967...Understanding Immune System Management in Intestinal Transplants
This research paper is about a survey study conducted to understand the different strategies used to suppress the immune system during intestinal transplants at major transplant centers in the United ...Understanding Infections After Intestinal Transplants: What Patients
This research paper looks at how often infections occur in the stomach or bloodstream after patients have had a transplant involving the intestines or multiple organs. By reviewing medical records fro...Understanding Intestinal Health After Stem Cell Transplantation
This research paper discusses the importance of the diverse ecosystem of bacteria in our guts, known as the intestinal microbiota, for our health. People who receive stem cell transplants are exposed ...Understanding Intestinal Re-Transplantation: Challenges and Progress
This research paper explores the history and challenges of intestinal transplantation, a surgical procedure where a diseased portion of the intestine is replaced with a healthy one. While progress has...Understanding Intestinal Transplant and Graft-Versus-Host Disease
This research paper discusses the challenges of a certain complication called intestinal graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), that can occur after a type of transplant procedure involving blood-forming s...Understanding Intestinal Transplant for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
This research paper talks about intestinal fibrosis, which is a serious consequence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It describes how parts of the intestine can get narrower due to fibrosis, disru...Understanding Intestinal Transplant Rejection and Immune Tolerance
Transplanting an intestine (ITx) can cause the body's immune system to strongly react, often leading to the body rejecting the new organ. This typically requires high levels of medication to suppress ...Understanding Intestinal Transplant Rejection: Key Immune Responses
This research paper discusses the problems associated with intestinal transplantation, a life-saving procedure for patients who cannot be treated with total parenteral nutrition. The main issues are l...Understanding Intestinal Transplant Rejection: New Insights and Tests
This research is focused on intestinal transplantations (ITx), which currently have the highest rates of rejection among transplanted organs. To better understand why this is happening, the researcher...Understanding Intestinal Transplant Trends in the Us and Europe
This research paper provides an overview of the state of intestinal transplants in Europe and the United States over the past five years. The study found that more such procedures are done in the Unit...Understanding Intestinal Transplant: a Guide for Patients in Need
This research paper is about intestinal transplantation, which is a treatment for patients with intestinal failure. The paper discusses the latest trends and practices in this field and compares them ...Understanding Intestinal Transplant: Challenges and Rejection Risks
This research paper is about intestinal transplantation, a life-saving procedure for patients with irreversible intestinal failure and complications from nutrient infusions. The paper explains that th...Understanding Intestinal Transplant: Key Insights for Patients
This research paper examines the role of intestinal transplantation (ITx), a medical procedure where a diseased or failing intestine is replaced with a healthy one, in treating patients suffering from...Understanding Intestinal Transplant: What Patients Need to Know
This research paper discusses the complex procedures of intestinal transplantation and multivisceral transplantation. These operations are often the last resort for patients with severe, untreatable i...Understanding Intestinal Transplant: Who Needs This Life-Saving
This research paper discusses intestinal transplantation, a procedure that is considered for patients suffering from severe complications of long-term intestinal failure or diseases affecting the dige...Understanding Intestinal Transplantation for Children with Intestinal
This research paper discusses the issues related to intestinal failure in children, which is when the digestive system is not functioning well enough to maintain proper nutrition. The paper reviews th...Understanding Intestinal Transplantation: Benefits and Key Insights
This paper reviews the field of intestinal transplantation, which has become the main treatment for patients with irreversible intestinal failure caused by complications from total parenteral nutritio...Understanding Intestinal Transplantation: Challenges and Innovations
This paper discusses the challenges and potential solutions in the field of intestinal transplantation, a treatment option for patients with severe intestinal failure. The transplantation process is c...Understanding Intestinal Transplants and Graft-Versus-Host Disease
This research paper looks at the crucial role of bone marrow transplants (HCT) in treating high-risk blood cancers, blood disorders, and other immune diseases. However, in a type of HCT where the dono...Understanding Intestinal Transplants and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
This research paper explores the similarities between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and intestinal transplant rejection. It specifically focuses on the role of certain cells called T helper 17 (Th1...Understanding Intestinal Transplants for Short Bowel Syndrome Patients
This research paper is about the management of short bowel syndrome, a condition where a person doesn't have enough small intestine to properly absorb nutrients from food. The main treatment focus has...Understanding Intestinal Transplants in Children: Current Advances
Intestinal transplantation, though not very common, has seen significant progress over the last twenty years. This is largely due to improvements in surgical techniques and better methods of suppressi...Understanding Intestinal Transplants: a Guide for Patients in Need
The research paper discusses intestinal transplantation, which is the only effective treatment for severe chronic intestinal failure, according to guidelines from the German Medical Chamber. This proc...Understanding Intestinal Transplants: a Lifeline for Severe
Transplanting intestines has changed from being an experimental practice in the mid-20th century to now a well-established treatment for patients who have severe intestinal failure and for whom parent...Understanding Intestinal Transplants: a New Approach with Organoids
This research paper discusses a new method of studying the human intestine, as well as potential treatments for certain intestinal diseases. The authors have developed a way to grow small pieces of hu...Understanding Intestinal Transplants: Advancements in Immune Research
This research paper is about a new method to study human intestines and the immune system. Scientists created a mini version of a human intestine, known as 'human intestinal organoids' (HIOs) from ste...Understanding Intestinal Transplants: Advances and Patient
The paper discusses recent advances in the management of intestinal failure, which have led to a decrease in the need for intestine transplants. Despite this, there has been a slight increase in the n...Understanding Intestinal Transplants: Benefits, Risks, and Outcomes
Intestinal transplants, although not very common, are becoming more frequent in North America and Europe. These transplants can occur on their own or as part of a multi-organ transplant. They are prim...Understanding Intestinal Transplants: Care and Complications Explained
The number of people receiving intestinal transplants is increasing, and this presents unique challenges for the doctors who look after them. Improvements in patient and transplant survival rates are ...Understanding Intestinal Transplants: Challenges and Solutions
This research paper discusses the challenges related to the treatment of Intestinal Failure (IF), a serious health condition that threatens lives all over the world. The quality and type of medical ca...Understanding Intestinal Transplants: Immune System's Role Explained
This research paper examines the complex role of the immune system in intestinal transplants, which are among the most complicated types of abdominal organ transplants. The body's immune response, bot...Understanding Intestinal Transplants: Improving Outcomes for Patients
This research paper discusses the advancements in the treatment of chronic intestinal failure. The situation has improved for patients due to the formation of expert teams who provide care in speciali...Understanding Intestinal Transplants: Key Insights for Patients
In this study, scientists conducted a two-step experiment on rats to explore the concept of organ transplant tolerance. They first transplanted intestines from one type of rat (Fischer F344) to anothe...Understanding Intestinal Transplants: New Hope for Gvhd Patients
Acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a dangerous side effect that can occur after a type of stem cell transplant called allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT). This disease happ...Understanding Intestinal Transplants: Risks and Success Factors
This research paper talks about intestinal transplantation, which is a treatment for patients with serious and irreversible problems in their intestines. However, the success rate for this operation h...Understanding Intestinal Transplants: What Patients Need to Know
This research paper focuses on intestine and intestine-liver transplants as treatments for intestinal failure. It notes that despite improvements in other treatments, these transplants remain crucial....Understanding Pre-Emptive Intestinal Transplant for Patients in Need
This research paper discusses the concept of pre-emptive transplantation, which is a preventive measure used in certain cases of end-organ failure. For patients who have irreversible intestinal failur...Understanding Ptld Risks After Pediatric Intestinal Transplant Surgery
This research paper discusses an issue common in children who have had an intestinal transplant. This operation can be successful for children with intestinal failure, but it also comes with many poss...Understanding Resistant Cytomegalovirus in Intestinal Transplant
This paper looks at patients who received a small intestine or multiple organ transplant and then experienced an infection from a virus called cytomegalovirus (CMV). The usual treatment for this infec...Understanding the Challenges and Progress of Intestinal Re-Transplantation
This research paper explores the history and challenges of intestinal transplantation, a surgical procedure where a diseased portion of the intestine is replaced with a healthy one. While progress has...Understanding the Decline in Adult Intestinal Transplants in the U.s.
The number of adult intestine transplants done in the U.S. has been dropping since 2008, reaching its lowest point in 2019. This study looks at why this might be happening. The reasons could include b...Understanding the Microbiome's Role in Intestinal Transplants
This research paper focuses on the relationship between the microbes that live in our gut (the microbiota), our immune system, and how they affect intestinal transplants and the body's rejection of th...Understanding Viral Enteritis Risks After Intestinal Transplant
This research paper looks at the risk of viral infections in the gut (enteritis) in people who have had an intestine transplant. These individuals are more susceptible to infections because their immu...