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Orthotopic Small Bowel Transplantation in Rats
Published on: November 6, 2012
Postoperative enteral nutrition improves survival after orthotopic small bowel transplantation in mice
1Department of Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Background:
The aim of this study was to assess the effect postoperative enteral nutrition support on the survival after orthotopic small bowel transplantation in mice.
Methods:
A model of orthotopic small bowel transplantation used C57BL/6 mice as both donors and recipients.
Results:
We demonstrated that postoperative ileus was the deciding complication after transplantation. Postoperative enteral nutritional support resolved this problem and significantly improved survival and growth rates after transplantation.
Conclusion:
These data suggest the importance of routine nutritional support after orthotopic small bowel transplantation in mice.
