title: An innovative sphincter preserving pull-through technique with en bloc colon and small bowel transplantation.
abstract: This report describes a new innovative pull-through technique of hindgut reconstruction with en bloc small bowel and colon transplantation in a Crohn's disease patient with irreversible intestinal failure. The approach was intersphincteric and the anastomosis was established between the allograft colon and the recipient anal verge with achievement of full nutritional autonomy and anal continence.
authors.affiliation: Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Eid
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Bond
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bielefeldt
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koritsky
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Abu-Elmagd
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000601:surgery*; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D003106:Colon / Q000637:transplantation*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000637:transplantation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome