title: Intestinal and multivisceral transplantation.
abstract: Intestinal transplantation is carried out in only a handful of centers in the world. However, patients with such transplantation may be seen at almost any institution and radiologists should be familiar with the expected normal anatomy and complications of intestinal transplantation and its variants. In this paper, we discuss the anatomy and complications following intestinal and multivisceral transplantations. We review the literature and present the findings in a cohort of 46 patients who underwent these procedures at our institution. It is important not to misinterpret the normal adaptation of the transplanted intestine for disease. Some of the complications, including infections, vascular complications, and recurrent tumor, are conclusively diagnosed on imaging studies. Imaging studies may raise the diagnosis of complications such as rejection, graft-versus-host disease, posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease, and sclerosing peritonitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA. ksandras@iupui.edu
authors.forename: Kumaresan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sandrasegaran
authors.forename: Chandana
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lall
authors.forename: Raja
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramaswamy
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Redelman
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hoff
authors.forename: Arumugam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rajesh
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vianna
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007422:Intestines / Q000637:transplantation*; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014781:Viscera / Q000637:transplantation*