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Chronic rejection with sclerosing peritonitis following pediatric intestinal transplantation
Author(s) -
Ramos Esther,
Molina Manuel,
Sarría Jesús,
PérezMoneo Begoña,
Burgos Emilio,
LópezSantamaría Manuel,
Prieto Gerardo
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
pediatric transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1399-3046
pISSN - 1397-3142
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2007.00798.x
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , parenteral nutrition , peritonitis , transplantation , intestinal failure , surgery , gastroenterology
Intestinal transplantation is considered the usual treatment for patients with permanent intestinal failure when parenteral nutrition has failed. Chronic rejection is a complication difficult to diagnose because of the scarcity and lack of specificity in the symptoms and the characteristics of typical histological findings. We report the case of a four‐yr‐old patient who received an isolated intestinal transplant. After developing a chronic rejection he presented an intestinal obstruction secondary to a sclerosing peritonitis that required the surgical removal of the graft.