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Intestinal transplantation under tacrolimus monotherapy after perioperative lymphoid depletion with rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (thymoglobulin®) [PDF]

, 2005
Modifications in the timing and dosage of immunosuppression can ameliorate the morbidity and mortality that has prevented widespread use of intestinal transplantation (ITx) in children.
Abu-Elmagd, K, Bond, GJ, Macedo, C, Mazariegos, GV, Murase, N, Peters, J, Reyes, J, Sindhi, R, Starzl, TE   +8 more
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Factors Impacting on Eating in Pediatric Intestinal-Transplant Recipients: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Nutrition in clinical practice, 2019
BACKGROUND No empirical data are found examining why eating may be difficult for some children and not others following intestinal transplant. This study aimed to describe the eating behaviors and nutrition intake of intestinal-transplant-recipient ...
S. Mancell, R. Meyer, J. Hind, M. Halter
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Intimal macrophages develop from circulating monocytes during vasculitis

Clinical & Translational Immunology, 2022
Objective Vasculitis is characterised by inflammation of the blood vessels. While all layers of the vessel can be affected, inflammation within the intimal layer can trigger thrombosis and arterial occlusion and is therefore of particular clinical ...
Angus T Stock, Sarah Parsons, Varun J Sharma, Fiona James, Graham Starkey, Rohit D'Costa, Claire L Gordon, Ian P Wicks   +7 more
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Is rejection a diffuse or localized process in small-bowel transplantation? [PDF]

, 1994
Utilization of endoscopy to both visualize and selectively biopsy an intestinal allograft has become the standard for early recognition and treatment of intestinal allograft rejection.
A Jain, A. Gurakar, B Banner, CC Inshan Clark, D. H. Van Thiel, E. Frezza, H. I. Wright, K Abu-Elmagd, K Nakamura, K Nakamura, KM Abu-Elmagd, M. Balkan, P Schroeder, S Todo, S Todo, S Todo, S Todo, S. Fagiuoli, S. Todo, T. E. Starzl, T. Hassanein   +20 more
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Adult Intestinal Transplantation [PDF]

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 2018
Adult intestinal transplantation differs significantly from pediatric intestinal transplantation. While indications have remained largely consistent since 2000, indications for adults have expanded over the last two decades to include motility disorders and desmoid tumors.
Cal S, Matsumoto, Sukanya, Subramanian, Thomas M, Fishbein   +2 more
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Clinical intestinal transplantation: New perspectives and immunologic considerations [PDF]

, 1998
Background: Although tacrolimus-based immunosuppression has made intestinal transplantation feasible, the risk of the requisite chronic high- dose treatment has inhibited the widespread use of these procedures.
Abu-Elmagd, K, Bueno, J, Demetris, J, Fawzy, AT, Fung, JJ, Furukawa, H, Irish, W, Lee, R, McMichael, J, Murase, N, Rakela, J, Rao, A, Reyes, J, Starzl, TE, Todo, S   +14 more
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Including colon in intestinal transplantation: a focus on post‐transplant renal function – a retrospective study

Transplant International, 2020
Intestinal transplant recipients experience a high rate of renal complications secondary to dehydration due to increased ostomy output. It is hypothesized that inclusion of donor colon in the intestinal allograft may improve renal function in patients ...
Cale Ewald, B. Swanson, L. Vargas, W. Grant, D. Mercer, A. Langnas, S. Merani   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

New mutations of EpCAM gene for tufting enteropathy in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2017
Background/Aim: Tufting enteropathy (TE) is a rare cause of congenital intractable diarrhea in children. It often results in an irreversible intestinal failure and total parenteral nutrition (TPN) dependency; eventually, intestinal transplantation may be
Shaden AlMahamed, Abdelhai Hammo
doaj   +1 more source

Acquired acrodermatitis enteropathica after abdominal surgery: Case report

Case Reports, 2019
Introduction: The treatment of acquired acro­dermatitis enteropathica involves zinc supple­mentation; however, further research is required to establsih the optimal dose and duration of the supplementation.
Adriana Giraldo-Villa, Carlos Ernesto Guzmán-Luna   +1 more
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Combination of anti-TNFα therapy and surgical resection for severe chronic intestinal rejection: A case report

Intestinal Failure
Background: Acute cellular rejection (ACR) is a well-recognised cause of graft failure in intestinal transplant (ITx) recipients. Management of ACR is with intravenous (IV) steroids, increased immunosuppression and T-cell depleting therapies.
Katrina Tan, Elizabeth Low, Graham Starkey, Khashayar Asadi, Adam Testro, Darren Wong   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source