ABSTRACT
Intestinal transplantation is a relatively new procedure. As the largest lymphoid organ in the body, transplantation of the intestine presents a significant challenge for immunosuppression. Following animal experiments in the 1960s, notably by Lillehei, and later by Grant, who subsequently performed the first successful liver-intestinal transplant, increasing experience with the procedure has been reported. Deltz reported the first successful long-term small bowel transplant in an adult patient in 1988. In recent years, survival following intestinal transplantation has shown a steadily increasing trend.
