{"title":"Pediatric intestine and multivisceral transplant.","authors":"Mohamed Maklad, George Mazariegos, Armando Ganoza","doi":"10.1097/MOT.0000000000001082","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Intestinal and multivisceral transplantation (ITx, MVTx) is the cornerstone in treatment of irreversible intestinal failure (IF) and complications related to parenteral nutrition. This review aims to highlight the unique aspects of the subject in pediatrics.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Etiology of intestinal failure (IF) in children shares some similarity with adults but several unique considerations when being evaluated for transplantation will be discussed. Owing to significant advancement in IF management and home parenteral nutrition (PN), indication criteria for pediatric transplantation continues to be updated. Outcomes have continued to improve with current long-term patient and graft survival in multicenter registry reports reported at 66.1% and 48.8% at 5 years, respectively. Pediatric specific surgical challenges such abdominal closure, post transplantation outcomes, and quality of life are discussed in this review.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>ITx and MVTx remain lifesaving treatment for many children with IF. However long-term graft function is still a major challenge.</p>","PeriodicalId":10900,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8000,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MOT.0000000000001082","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2023/6/12 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"TRANSPLANTATION","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Purpose of review: Intestinal and multivisceral transplantation (ITx, MVTx) is the cornerstone in treatment of irreversible intestinal failure (IF) and complications related to parenteral nutrition. This review aims to highlight the unique aspects of the subject in pediatrics.
Recent findings: Etiology of intestinal failure (IF) in children shares some similarity with adults but several unique considerations when being evaluated for transplantation will be discussed. Owing to significant advancement in IF management and home parenteral nutrition (PN), indication criteria for pediatric transplantation continues to be updated. Outcomes have continued to improve with current long-term patient and graft survival in multicenter registry reports reported at 66.1% and 48.8% at 5 years, respectively. Pediatric specific surgical challenges such abdominal closure, post transplantation outcomes, and quality of life are discussed in this review.
Summary: ITx and MVTx remain lifesaving treatment for many children with IF. However long-term graft function is still a major challenge.
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Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation is an indispensable resource featuring key, up-to-date and important advances in the field from around the world. Led by renowned guest editors for each section, every bimonthly issue of Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation delivers a fresh insight into topics such as stem cell transplantation, immunosuppression, tolerance induction and organ preservation and procurement. With 18 sections in total, the journal provides a convenient and thorough review of the field and will be of interest to researchers, surgeons and other healthcare professionals alike.