Factors Associated With 5- and 10-Year Survival After Intestinal Transplantation in Infants and Children

Conclusions: In our experience, outcomes in pediatric intestinal transplantation have improved substantially for anatomic but not functional intestinal failure. Graft survival depends on avoidance of severe infectious and immunological complications including GVHD, whereas inclusion of a liver graft provides no obvious survival benefit. Reduced success with functional intestinal failure may reflect inherently increased susceptibility to complications in this group.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Original Articles: Gastroenterology Source Type: research