Intestine

• Most intestinal transplants are preformed on infants and children.
• Some conditions that could make a transplant necessary are twisted or blocked intestines or short-gut syndrome.
• The Northwest developed its first intestine transplant program in 2004.
• The intestine can be preserved outside of the body for 8-16 hours before transplant into a recipient; they are blood typed and matched for size and weight of the donor.