TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Combined Liver–Intestine Transplantation A1 - Oak, Rachana A1 - Krawitz, Steven A1 - Pyrsopoulos, Nikolaos T. A2 - Molmenti, Ernesto Pompeo A2 - Santibañes, Martin de A2 - Santibañes, Eduardo de PY - 2021 T2 - Liver Transplantation: Operative Techniques and Medical Management AB - Intestinal transplantation is indicated in instances of intestinal failure, which is defined as the irreversible inability of the intestine to sustain the body’s nutritional, electrolyte, and fluid balance (Molmenti et al., 2005). Liver and small-bowel grafts are considered in cases of irreversible liver failure, and the liver is transplanted with the intestine in a “piggyback” fashion (Molmenti et al., 2005). SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180113102 ER -