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Results 1 - 3 of 3 for intestinal failure
  1. Volvulus (image) 
    ... partial or complete blockage that results in the failure of the intestinal contents to pass through the bowel. A volvulus is a twisting of the bowel ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/10031.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Liver transplant - series (image) 
    ... detoxification of substances delivered to it from the intestines, and the synthesis of many proteins.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100090_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Pancreas transplant - series (image) 
    ... in a patient who have diabetes and kidney failure as a result of their diabetes. The recipient's own diseased pancreas is left in place and the donor pancreas transplanted through a midline abdominal incision.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100129_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia