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A Rat Graft Rejection Model of Intestinal Transplantation with Exteriorized Ileostomy for Longitudinal Prognosis Assessment
Published on: June 10, 2025
The challenge of acute rejection in intestinal transplantation
E Y Yoshitoshi1, A Yoshizawa, E Ogawa
1Department of Hepatobiliary, Pancreas, Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, Kyoto University Hospital, Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto city, 606-8507, Japan. elenayy@yahoo.com
Abstract:
Early diagnosis and treatment of acute cellular rejection (ACR) after intestinal transplantation (ITx) is challenging. We report the outcome of three patients: two presented mild ACR improved with steroids. One presented steroid-resistant severe rejection, improved after rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (r-ATG), but unfortunately died for encephalitis caused by opportunistic infections.
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