Use of vascularized posterior rectus sheath allograft in pediatric multivisceral transplantation - Report of two cases

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2242-2246

  Ravindra, K V ^a   Martin, A E ^a   Vikraman, D S ^a   Brennan, T V ^a   Collins, B H ^a   Rege, A S ^a   Hollenbeck, S T ^a   Chinappa Nagappa, L ^a   Eager, K ^a   Cousino, D ^a   Sudan, D L ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall transplantation; composite tissue allotransplantation; megacystis microcolon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome; multivisceral transplantation

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHOLESTASIS; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTOSCHISIS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINAL FAILURE; LIVER BIOPSY; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; MYCOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME; SURVIVAL; SYNDROME MMIH; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; VASCULARIZED POSTERIOR RECTUS SHEATH ALLOGRAFT;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; COLON; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 84864474190     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04088.x     Document Type: Article

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