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BackgroundIntestinal transplantation is a potential option for patients with short gut syndrome (SGS), and infection is common in the postoperative period. The aim of our study was to identify the incidence and characteristics of bacterial and fungal infections of adult small bowel or multivisceral (SB/MV) transplantation recipients in the 30‐day postoperative period.
MethodsThis retrospective chart...
Intestinal transplantation has become a routine clinical procedure for selected patients. Over the last 10 years patient survival figures have improved considerably and are now approaching those receiving organs such as liver, lung and heart. Patient selection has improved and immunosuppression has been enhanced by the introduction of lymphocyte modulating antibody therapy combined with less potent...
Acute rejection after small bowel transplantation (SBTx) may facilitate bacterial translocation (BT) and subsequent changes in the liver, spleen, and lungs. This study investigated whether BT occurs after acute rejection and whether this is followed by changes in the structure of the intestine and the phagocytic organs interposed between the gut and the general circulation. Orthotopic SBTx was performed...
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