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Pancreas Transplantation [PDF]
Diabetes mellitus is generally treated with oral diabetic drugs and/or insulin. However, the morbidity and mortality associated with this condition increases over time, even in patients receiving intensive insulin treatment, and this is largely ...
Duck Jong, Han, David Er, Sutherland
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The first successful pancreas transplantation in conjunction with a simultaneous kidney transplantation was performed in 1966 by Kelly, Lillehei and others from the University of Minnesota. In Taipei Veterans General Hospital, the first pancreas transplantation (simultaneously coupled with kidney transplantation) was successfully performed on September
Steve A White +2 more
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Retroperitoneal pancreas transplantation with a Roux-en-Y duodenojejunostomy for exocrine drainage [PDF]
Background Pancreatic transplantation is the only definitive surgical treatment for diabetes mellitus. Currently, most transplant centers use enteric exocrine drainage of pancreatic secretions; however, experts disagree on which part of the ...
Mogeli Sh. Khubutiya +7 more
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Progression of diabetic nephropathy after successful pancreas transplantation alone: a case report
Pancreas transplantation is the only method that can nearly cure insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. However, the effect of pancreas transplantation on patients with diabetic nephropathy has recently been considered controversial.
Yoonhong Kim +7 more
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Frailty and prognosis of patients with kidney transplantation: a meta-analysis
Background The prevalence of frailty among candidates and recipients of kidney transplantation (KT) is well-established, yet the impact of frailty on clinical outcomes following KT remains uncertain.
Jianming Zheng +5 more
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Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) is a histone/protein deacetylase in the cellular response to inflammatory, metabolic, and oxidative stressors. We previously reported that myeloid SIRT1 regulates the inflamed liver’s canonical pyroptosis cell death pathway.
Kentaro Kadono +11 more
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Current state of pancreas transplantation in Japan based on the nationwide registry
In Japan, 437 pancreas transplantations (PTx) were carried out between 2000 and 2019. Clinical data for all PTx cases are registered in the Japan Pancreas Transplant Registry of the Japan Society for Pancreas and Islet Transplantation.
Yoshito Tomimaru +4 more
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Kidney Donation after circulatory death: The Veneto Region experience in Italy
Donation after circulatory death (DCD) is a promising strategy for increasing organ supply worldwide. The Italian current legislative framework has represented a major barrier to the implementation of such program, given the 20-minute no-touch period ...
C. Di Bella +7 more
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Simultaneous deceased donor pancreas and living donor kidney transplant (SPLK) has certain advantages over conventional simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant (SPK) and may be beneficial for overcoming the paucity of organs needed for diabetic patients ...
Jin-Myung Kim +8 more
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T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin (Tim)4 is expressed on APCs, including macrophages, as one of the main amplifiers in the mechanism of liver ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) following orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT).
Hirofumi Hirao +9 more
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