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Pancreas Transplantation [PDF]
Over the last 5 years, there has been a resumed interest in treating diabetes by transplantation, particularly islet transplantation. However, despite advances being reported in Canada and the US, replication in the UK has been much more difficult. At present there is still only one treatment that can consistently reverse insulin independence in the ...
S A, White, D W, Manas
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Vascularized pancreas transplantation has assumed an increasing role in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Through 1994, over 6000 pancreas transplants had been performed worldwide, with over 80% being combined pancreas-kidney transplants. Overall 1-year patient survival exceeds 90% and graft survival (complete insulin independence) exceeds 70 ...
R J, Stratta +3 more
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Transplant-associated Kaposi’s sarcoma in a kidney allograft: a case report
Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is a disease that is not widely known among the general public, but has a high prevalence among organ transplant recipients. Here, we present a rare case of intragraft KS after kidney transplantation.
Jae Jun Lee +7 more
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Introduction. The accuracy of intraoperative graft perfusion assessment still remains subjective, with doppler examination being the only objective adjunct.
Jeevan Prakash Gopal, MS, MRCS +11 more
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The transplantation of the pancreas replaces endocrine function of the pancreas, establish normoglycemia, prevents the progression of chronic diabetic complications and prolongs patients life.
Damjan Kovač +2 more
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Graft-versus-host disease after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation [PDF]
Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is rare complication after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPK). Here, we present a rare case of GVHD that developed in a SPK recipient.
이재근 +5 more
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Extended pancreas donor program - the EXPAND study rationale and study protocol [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Simultaneous pancreas kidney transplantation (SPK), pancreas transplantation alone (PTA) or pancreas transplantation after kidney (PAK) are the only curative treatment options for patients with type 1 (juvenile) diabetes mellitus with or ...
Bechstein, Wolf Otto +62 more
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Diabetic microangiopathy in Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetic patients after successful pancreatic and kidney or solitary kidney transplantation [PDF]
To evaluate the beneficial effect of pancreatic grafting on peripheral microcirculation and long-term clinical outcome, we compared data of 28 Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetic patients either given a pancreatic and kidney graft simultaneously or given
W. Land +9 more
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Clinical usefulness of fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 in patients with periampullary tumors [PDF]
Purpose The prognosis of periampullary cancer varies with its origin and early diagnosis influences outcome. Endoscopic ultrasound, computed tomography, fine needle aspiration, and fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography ...
Jeong Eon Kim, Min Ho Shin, Nam Kyu Choi
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Quality of life in Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetic patients prior to and after pancreas and kidney transplantation in relation to organ function [PDF]
Improvement of the quality of life in Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetic patients with severe late complications is one of the main goals of pancreas and/or kidney grafting. To assess the influences of these treatment modalities on the different aspects
Illner, Wolf-Dieter +7 more
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