Abstract | PURPOSE: Intestinal transplantation has been increasingly performed in patients with short bowel syndrome and irreversible gut failure with successful outcomes. In parallel a common association was observed between gut failure and different urological disorders. To our knowledge this study is the first to address such an important clinical observation with special reference to the underlying disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The medical records of 175 consecutive adult intestinal recipients were reviewed. Data were compiled and described according to the documented urogenital disorder, cause of intestinal failure and treatment modality, including transplantation. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: Gut failure and intestinal transplantation are commonly associated with different urogenital disorders. Accordingly a designated urological service should be considered part of the multidisciplinary team required for treating this unique population.
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Authors | Ardavan Akhavan, Stephen V Jackman, Guilherme Costa, Benjamin Davies, Tong Wu, Geoffrey Bond, Kareem Abu-Elmagd |
Journal | The Journal of urology
(J Urol)
Vol. 178
Issue 5
Pg. 2067-72
(Nov 2007)
ISSN: 0022-5347 [Print] United States |
PMID | 17869292
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Female
- Female Urogenital Diseases
(epidemiology, etiology)
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Incidence
- Intestinal Diseases
(complications, surgery)
- Intestine, Small
(transplantation)
- Kidney Failure, Chronic
(epidemiology, etiology)
- Male
- Male Urogenital Diseases
(epidemiology, etiology)
- Middle Aged
- Retrospective Studies
- Short Bowel Syndrome
(complications, surgery)
- United States
(epidemiology)
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