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If you mean, "can you live without your large intestine?" then yes, you can. One must wear a Colostomy bag to collect the waste that leaves the small intestine. The large intestine also plays a small role in reabsorbing water and ions, so one would have to make sure they are not getting dehydrated or experiencing symptoms of low ion concentrations.
If you mean "with only small intestine -- no stomach, etc.", then no, you cannot.
The small intestine can be transplanted as it is used because some digestion take place there but the large intestine doesn't need to be transplanted as we can live without it!
you can have a small intestine transplant but the risks are
1. Infection
2. Rejection of Transplant
3. Death
The small intestine is sometimes transplanted but the large intestine is not (because you can live without it).
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What is a sentence with the word transplant?
The heart transplant was a success.He was looking forward to the transplant.
What is an allogenic transplant?
An "allogenic" transplant is a human-to-human transplant. (A "xenogenic" transplant would be animal-to-human).
What kind of transplant helps diabetics?
A pancreas transplant
How do you the word transplant in a sentence?
He received a kidney transplant
What kind of transplant did Carley Cartee have?
a kidney transplant
How do you get on a list to receive an organ transplant?
You have a "transplant assessment" at a transplant hospital. It usually involves ultrasounds, blood tests, MRI's, EEG's, ECG's, psychological assessments and a chest x-ray. (But that depends on what transplant you need). If, at the end of all that you are considered a suitable candidate for a transplant, your name is added to the waiting list for a transplant by the hospital's transplant coordinator.
Can Glass travel the intestines without cutting the intestines?
no it will cut the intestines
When the donor is the patient himself it is what type of bone marrow transplant?
Autologous = own marrow Allogeneic = transplant from a related (or tissue matched) donor. Syngeneic = transplant from an identical twin.
Why are small intestines longer than large intestines?
The intestines are a tissue from your body.
Was there a Monkey head transplant?
No -- there has never been a head transplant.
What is the past tense of transplant?
The past tense of transplant is transplanted.
When was Mind Transplant created?
Mind Transplant was created in 1974.
