Gastrointestinal transplantation

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Broader Terms

gastrointestinal surgery, transplantation

Narrower Terms

pancreas transplantation

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• Gastrointestinal transplantation is available to a select group of patients with short gut or primary gut failure.
• Gastrointestinal transplantation is a life-saving option for patients who have chronic intestinal failure and cannot tolerate total parenteral nutrition (TPN).
• The Division of Liver/Gastrointestinal Transplantation is continually ranked among the top five liver transplant centers (by volume) in the country.
• The University of Miamis Division of Liver and Gastrointestinal Transplantation is the busiest intestinal transplant program in the world, having performed more than 170 intestinal and multivisceral transplants since 1994.
• , the Division of Liver and Gastrointestinal Transplantation is the busiest intestinal transplant program in the world and one of the most innovative.

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