title: Intestinal transplantation: review of operative techniques.
abstract: The improvement of outcomes in intestinal transplantation (ITx) over the last two decades has been made possible through standardization in surgical techniques, improvements in immunosuppressive and induction protocols, and post-operative patient care. From a surgical technical point of view, all different types of small bowel containing transplants can be categorized into three main prototypes, including isolated small bowel, liver-small bowel, and multivisceral transplantations. In this review, we describe these three main prototypes and discuss the most important technical modifications of each type, as well as donor and recipient procedures, and highlight the more recent operative technical topics of discussion in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Ruprecht-Karls University, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Arash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nickkholgh
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Contin
authors.forename: Kareem
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abu-Elmagd
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Golriz
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gotthardt
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morath
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schemmer
authors.forename: Arianeb
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehrabi
mesh_terms: D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D007422:Intestines / Q000637:transplantation*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement
keywords: donor; intestinal transplantation; multivisceral; organ procurement; recipient; small bowel; techniques