One Thousand Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplants at a Single Center With 22-Year Follow-Up

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Authors

Hans W. Sollinger · University of Wisconsin–Madison

Abstract

Diabetic patients with end-stage renal failure have a poor prognosis without transplantation. Transplantation with SPK provides a marked extension of the patient's life and freedom from insulin injections. Enteric drainage is currently the surgical technique of choice. SPK transplantation should be considered the treatment of choice in this patient population.

Topics & Keywords

Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Organ Donation and Transplantation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Surgery

Volume 250, Issue 4, pp. 618-630

DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e3181b76d2b

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