OBJECTIVE: Bowel-related complications from pancreas transplantation account for much of the postsurgical morbidity. In a review of 98 pancreas transplant recipients, we found 19 (19.4%) with such complications. CONCLUSION: The most common problems were small-bowel obstruction and anastomotic leaks. Adhesions and internal hernias accounted for most postoperative bowel obstructions.
OBJECTIVE: Bowel-related complications from pancreas transplantation account for much of the postsurgical morbidity. In a review of 98 pancreas transplant recipients, we found 19 (19.4%) with such complications. CONCLUSION: The most common problems were small-bowel obstruction and anastomotic leaks. Adhesions and internal hernias accounted for most postoperative bowel obstructions.
Authors: H A Khambalia; Z Moinuddin; A M Summers; A Tavakoli; R Pararajasingam; T Campbell; R Dhanda; B Forgacs; T Augustine; D van Dellen Journal: Ann R Coll Surg Engl Date: 2015-08-14 Impact factor: 1.891
Authors: Frances A Hampson; Susan J Freeman; Julia Ertner; Martin Drage; Andrew Butler; Chris J Watson; Ashley S Shaw Journal: Insights Imaging Date: 2010-10-30