Types of Intestine Transplant Surgery In India
Types of Intestine Transplant Surgery In India Intestine transplantation is also known as small bowel transplantation and intestinal transplantation. This is a last resort for people suffering from intestinal failure when they have had no significant success in treating this disorder with any other alternate non-surgical and surgical procedures. In case a person is under total parenteral nutrition (TPN) for a long period of time they are likely to develop life-threatening complications such as catheter-related infections, bone disorders and even liver failure. It can also affect the veins used to administer nutrition through the catheter. In such cases it becomes necessary to perform an intestine transplantation of the small intestine to treat the fatal complications and improve the quality of life. Pre-transplant Diagnoses for Intestine Transplantation? The major cause for requiring an intestine transplantatio...