Nonsurgical complications include the following: Graft ischemia Graft-vs-host disease caused by transplantation of gut-associated lymphoid tissue Later development of lymphoproliferative disease Increased risk of infection Prognosis for Small-Bowel Transplantation At 1 year, survival rates after small-bowel transplantation alone are Patients: around 65%% Grafts: around 50% Infections commonly contribute to death.