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- Title
India's first successful intestinal transplant: the road traveled and the lessons learnt.
- Authors
Soin, A S; Mohanka, R; Saraf, N; Rastogi, A; Goja, S; Menon, B; Vohra, V; Saigal, S; Sud, R; Kumar, D; Bhangui, P; Ramachandra, S; Singla, P; Shetty, G; Raghvendra, K; Elmagd, Kareem M Abu
- Abstract
Intestinal transplant is a therapeutic challenge not just surgically but also logistically because of the multidisciplinary expertise and resources required. A large proportion of patients who undergo massive bowel resection and develop intestinal failure have poor outcome, because of inability to sustain long-term parenteral nutrition and limited availability of intestinal and multi-visceral transplantation facilities. We report the first successful isolated intestinal transplant from India.
- Publication
Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology, 2014, Vol 33, Issue 2, p104
- ISSN
0975-0711
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12664-013-0437-8