BOWEL TRANSPLANT: WHAT IS IT, WHEN TO DO AND HOW IS THE RECOVERY - GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS

How bowel transplantation is done



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Bowel transplantation is a type of surgery in which the doctor replaces a person's small intestine with a healthy gut from a donor. Generally, this type of transplant is necessary when there is a serious problem in the intestine, which prevents the correct absorption of nutrients or when the intestine no longer presents any type of movement, putting at risk the life of the person