Small Intestinal Transplant

Abstract

Intestinal transplant (ITx) is becoming a valid option for patients with intestinal failure who are receiving long-term parenteral nutrition and have associated complications. Since then the number of intestinal transplants performed in the United States has increased dramatically (from 5 in 1990 to 146 in 2016). Furthermore, 1-year graft and patient survival rates are similar to those for solid abdominal organ transplants (up to 80%). Short gut syndrome and functional bowel problems are the most common clinical conditions leading to intestinal failure and subsequent eligibility for ITx.