Chronic intestinal failure after Crohn disease: when to perform transplantation

AMA Surg. 2014 Oct;149(10):1060-6. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.1072. Undine A Gerlach, Georgios Vrakas, Srikanth Reddy, Daniel C Baumgart, Peter Neuhaus, Peter J Friend, Andreas Pascher, Anil VaidyaPMID: 25162284 DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.1072 Abstract Importance: Because of the severity of disease and additional surgery, Crohn disease (CD) may result in intestinal failure (IF) and dependency on home parenteral nutrition (HPN). Defining the indication and timing for intestinal transplantation (ITx) is […]

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