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- Title
Current Status of Pancreas and Islet Cell Transplantation.
- Authors
Saidi, R. F.
- Abstract
Pancreas transplantation has emerged as an effective treatment for patients with diabetes mellitus, especially those with established end-stage renal disease. Surgical and immunosuppres-sive advances have significantly improved allograft survival. The procedure reduces mortality compared with diabetic kidney transplant recipients and wait listed patients. Improvements in diabetic nephropathy and retinopathy have also been demonstrated. Pancreas transplantation can improve cardiovascular risk profiles, improve cardiac function and decrease cardiovascular events. Lastly, improvements in diabetic neuropathy and quality of life can result from pancreas transplantation. Pancreas transplantation remains the most effective method to establish durable euglycemia for patients with diabetes mellitus.
- Subjects
PANCREAS transplantation; TREATMENT of diabetes; CHRONIC kidney failure; ISLANDS of Langerhans transplantation; HOMOGRAFTS
- Publication
International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine, 2012, Vol 3, Issue 2, p54
- ISSN
2008-6490
- Publication type
Article