Small  Bowel Transplant

The University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago has an outstanding small bowel transplant program.  We possess the world's leading experience with living-related small bowel transplantation in a single institution.

CONDITIONS for Small Bowel Transplant

Small bowel transplantation may be an option in carefully selected patients living with intestinal failure due to any of the following diseases:

• Short-gut syndrome caused by volvulus, gastroschisis, trauma, necrotizing enterocolitis, ischemia, and Crohn's disease.
• Poor absorption caused by microvillus inclusion, secretory diarrhea, and autoimmune enteritis.
• Poor motility caused by pseudo-obstruction, aganglionosis (Hirschsprung disease), visceral neuropathy.
• Tumor or cancer such as desmoid tumor, familial polyposis (Gardner's disease).