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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2014; 20(12): 3153-3163
Published online Mar 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i12.3153
Table 2 Comparison of patient survival
1-yr3-yr5-yr10-yr
Home parenteral nutritionSeries of 40 patients excluding malignancy (1986-2001)[31]97%82%67%
Series of 268 patients with SBS and excluding malignancy (1990-2006)[30]94%70%52%
Patients with Crohn's disease (CD) extracted from multiple series[34]88%
Series of 60 patients with CD (1979-2003)[33]87%
Intestinal transplantationSeries of 453 patients (1990-2008)[39]85%61%42%
Series of 687 patients (1987-2009)[37]77%61%51%
Series of 86 patients with CD (1987-2009)[24]79%53%43%