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Editorial
. 2020 Oct;20(10):2642-2643.
doi: 10.1111/ajt.15984. Epub 2020 May 20.

Glimmers of hope for intestinal transplantation

Alexander Kroemer  1
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Editorial

Glimmers of hope for intestinal transplantation

Alexander Kroemer. Am J Transplant. 2020 Oct.
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The authors of this manuscript have no conflicts of interest to disclose as described by the American Journal of Transplantation.

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Figure 1:
Trends in intestinal transplantation in the United States (US). A) Relative levels of intestinal, kidney, and liver transplants performed in the US since 2005. Data from UNOS for number of intestinal, kidney, and liver transplants performed were analyzed for the years 2005 to 2019. 2005 levels were pegged at 100% for each organ. B) Number of intestinal transplants (ITx) performed in the US and number of centers performing ITx since 1990. Data from UNOS on the number of intestinal transplants performed and the centers performing those transplants were analyzed for the years 1990 to 2019.
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