Intestine - OPTN

The intestine is the long, winding, tube that is part of the digestive tract The intestine helps to process food, extract and absorb nutrients and

The most common condition leading to an intestinal transplant is short gut syndrome This happens when there is not enough small intestine to digest food

intestine Large Intestine The large intestine includes the colon, rectum and anus It's all one, long tube that continues from the small

intestine Large intestine has width of around 4