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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Surg. 1998 May;186(5):512–527. doi: 10.1016/s1072-7515(98)00083-0

Table 2.

Causes of Intestinal Failure and Indications for Transplantation

Isolated intestine
 Composite graft
 Total
n % n % n %
Short gut syndrome 28 80 50 79 78 80
Dysmotility syndrome 4 11 7 11 11 11
Intestinal neoplasm* 2 6 4 6 6 6
Enterocyte dysfunction 1 3 2 3 3 3
*

Desmoid, polyposis, and gastrinoma.