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Quality of life in intestinal failure [PDF]

, 2011
PhDAims/objectives: The objectives of this research were to investigate and compare aspects of Quality of Life (QoL) in adult patients who require HPN, in adult patients who have pseudo-obstruction, and in carers of, and children on, HPN.
Chambers, Alison
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Intestinal transplantation: Outcome, complications and diagnostic approach [PDF]

, 2021
Background: Intestinal transplantation is a potentially lifesaving procedure conducted in candidates with e.g. intestinal failure. However, a limiting factor has been the complications, which are inherent to the procedure, along with the inadequacies of ...
Varkey, Jonas
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Intestinal transplantation

, 2021
Intestinal transplantation has evolved to be a viable treatment option for patients with intestinal failure. This review shows the most current tendencies and practices of intestinal transplant centers and an overall comparison to intestinal ...
Vianna, Rodrigo, Tekin, Akin, Selvaggi, Gennaro, Garcia, Jennifer   +3 more
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Regionally acquired intestinal failure data suggest an underestimate in national service requirements [PDF]

, 2009
Objectives, setting and patients: With complete case referral for prolonged parenteral nutrition (PN) beyond term equivalent, serving a stable population of 1.25 million people, we describe the long-term outcome and survival of patients referred to an ...
A R Barclay, D Young, GI/Nutrition Research Fund, Child Life and Health, University of Edinburgh (Funder), Gillett, Peter, Munro, Fraser, Livingstone, Jennifer, D C Wilson, F Munro, Paxton, Catherine E, Young, D., , GI/Nutrition Research Fund, Child Life and Health, University of, Paxton, C.E., Hoole, David, Munro, F., Hoole, D., Gillett, P., J Livingstone, G Menon, Barclay, Andrew, Young, D.G., P Gillett, D Hoole, Barclay, A., Wilson, D.C., Wilson, David C, Livingstone, J., C E Paxton, Menon, G., Young, David, Barclay, A.R., Menon, Gopi   +30 more
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IGL-1 as a preservation solution in intestinal transplantation: a multicenter experience [PDF]

, 2020
Intestinal transplantation (ITx) is a life-saving procedure for complicated intestinal failure. It is still characterized by a high risk of infection and rejection(1).
Canovai, Emilio, Oltean, Mihai, Dijkstra, Gerard, Haveman, Jan W., Herlenius, Gustaf, Dijkstra, Gerard; id_orcid, Pirenne, Jacques, Trentadue, Guido, Akyurek, Levent M., De Hertogh, Gert, Ceulemans, Laurens J., Trentadue, Guido; id_orcid, Pascher, Andreas, Monbaliu, Diethard   +13 more
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Pediatric Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction: Progress and Challenges

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
BackgroundChronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a rare disorder and represents the most severe form of gastrointestinal dysmotility with significant morbidity and mortality.
Marie-Catherine Turcotte, Christophe Faure   +1 more
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Faecal transplantation and Clostridioides difficile infection [PDF]

Scripta Medica, 2021
Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), known equally well as faecal transplantation or faecal bacteriotherapy, is the process of implanting the faecal suspension containing balanced microbiota from a healthy donor to the colon of a recipient patient ...
Knežević Darija A., Petković Miroslav
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No Benefit of Prophylactic Surgical Drainage in Combined Liver and Kidney Transplantation: Our Experience and Review of the Literature

Frontiers in Surgery, 2021
Background: Contrasting results have emerged from limited studies investigating the role of prophylactic surgical drainage in preventing wound morbidity after liver and kidney transplantation.
Paolo Vincenzi, Paolo Vincenzi, Jeffrey J. Gaynor, Linda J. Chen, Jose Figueiro, Mahmoud Morsi, Mahmoud Morsi, Gennaro Selvaggi, Akin Tekin, Rodrigo Vianna, Gaetano Ciancio, Gaetano Ciancio   +11 more
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Orthotopic Transplantation of the Full-length Porcine Intestine After Normothermic Machine Perfusion

Transplantation Direct, 2022
Background. Successful intestinal transplantation is currently hindered by graft injury that occurs during procurement and storage, which contributes to postoperative sepsis and allograft rejection.
Nader Abraham, MBBS, Elsa K. Ludwig, DVM, Cecilia R. Schaaf, DVM, PhD, Brittany Veerasammy, DVM, Amy S. Stewart, DVM, PhD, Caroline McKinney, DVM, MPH, John Freund, BS, John Brassil, MS, Kannan P. Samy, MD, Qimeng Gao, MD, MHS, Riley Kahan, MBS, Donna Niedzwiecki, PhD, Diana M. Cardona, MD, Katherine S. Garman, MD, Andrew S. Barbas, MD, Debra L. Sudan, MD, Liara M. Gonzalez, DVM, PhD   +16 more
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Heterotopic intestine and abdominal wall transplantation in a miniature swine: A model for graft immunology

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
In order to accurately monitor graft immunology, we have developed a method for performing intestine and abdominal wall transplantation heterotopically in miniature swine.
Yur‐Ren Kuo, Yu‐Han Chen, Yung‐Sung Yeh, Chao‐Wei Chang, Ching‐Chun Li, Ting‐Yu Cai, Han‐Ching Chang, Yu‐Tang Chang   +7 more
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