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Postoperative endoscopic surveillance of human living-donor small bowel transplantations
Jie Ding1, Chang-Cun Guo, Cai-Ning Li
1Institute of Digestive Disease, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China. charlson_cole@yahoo.com
Aim:
To determine the significance of endoscopic surveillance in the diagnosis of acute rejection after human living-donor small bowel transplantations.
Methods:
Endoscopic surveillance was performed through the ileostomy after human living-donor small bowel transplantations. The intestinal mucosa was observed and biopsies were performed for pathological observations.
Results:
Acute rejection was diagnosed in time by endoscopic surveillance. The endoscopic and pathological manifestations of acute rejection were described.
Conclusion:
Endoscopic surveillance and biopsy are reliable methods to diagnose the acute rejection after human living-donor small bowel transplantations.