Postoperative endoscopic surveillance of human living-donor small bowel transplantations.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the significance of endoscopic surveillance in the diagnosis of acute rejection after human living-donor small bowel transplantations.


METHODS
Endoscopic surveillance was performed through the ileostomy after human living-donor small bowel transplantations. The intestinal mucosa was observed and biopsies were performed for pathological observations.


RESULTS
Acute rejection was diagnosed in time by endoscopic surveillance. The endoscopic and pathological manifestations of acute rejection were described.


CONCLUSIONS
Endoscopic surveillance and biopsy are reliable methods to diagnose the acute rejection after human living-donor small bowel transplantations.
Ding
Jie
J
Institute of Digestive Disease, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China. charlson_cole@yahoo.com
Guo
Chang-Cun
CC
Li
Cai-Ning
CN
Sun
An-Hua
AH
Guo
Xue-Gang
XG
Miao
Ji-Yan
JY
Pan
Bo-Rong
BR
D000293:Adolescent; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology* / Q000637:transplantation*; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D011184:Postoperative Period
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents