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Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation [PDF]

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2001
The discovery of insulin in 1922 changed the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) forever. Insulin was the first effective therapy for type 1 DM; however, its success engendered a terrible paradox for patients with this disease.
Bryan N, Becker, Jon S, Odorico, Yolanda T, Becker, Marilyn, Groshek, Cathy, Werwinski, John D, Pirsch, Hans W, Sollinger   +6 more
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Pancreas preservation for pancreas and islet transplantation [PDF]

Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation, 2008
To summarize advances and limitations in pancreas procurement and preservation for pancreas and islet transplantation, and review advances in islet protection and preservation.Pancreases procured after cardiac death, with in-situ regional organ cooling, have been successfully used for islet transplantation. Colloid-free Celsior and histidine-tryptophan-
Yasuhiro, Iwanaga, David E R, Sutherland, James V, Harmon, Klearchos K, Papas   +3 more
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Pancreas-kidney transplantation: what every radiologist should know

, 2021
Pancreas transplantation is a well-established treatment for patients with complicated diabetes mellitus and advanced renal failure. The most common procedure is simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation, in which the pancreas graft is positioned in ...
Karllos Diego Ribeiro Santos (12702606), Cristiano de Souza Leão (12702609), Eduardo Just da Costa e Silva (10467255), Alexandre Makoto Minoda (12702600), Andréa Farias de Melo-Leite (12702612), Fernando dos Santos Ferreira (12702603)   +5 more
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Endothelial function after pancreas transplantation - A single-center observational study [PDF]

, 2020
Background - Patients with diabetes mellitus treated with successful pancreas transplantation (PTX) normalize hyperglycemia, but are exposed to immunosuppressive drugs that may impair endothelial function.
Birkeland, Kåre I., Hartmann, Anders, Nordheim, Espen, Anders Åsberg, Thea Halden, Trond Geir Jenssen, Jenssen, Trond Geir, Kåre I. Birkeland, Åsberg, Anders, Rune Horneland, Dag Olav Dahle, Espen Nordheim, Horneland, Rune, Anders Hartmann, Dahle, Dag Olav, Strøm Halden, Thea Anine   +15 more
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Novel approaches to pancreas allograft surveillance

, 2020
Pancreas transplantation is a successful treatment option for selected patients with advanced complications of diabetes. It offers insulin independence, stabilisation of diabetic complications, and improved survival.
Barnes, James
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Pancreas transplantation with isolated splenic artery blood supply – Single center experience

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2020
Summary: Background: The blood supply of the native pancreas by three arterial lines from the celiac trunk system (splenic artery and common hepatic artery) and the superior mesenteric artery forces surgeons to perform vascular reconstruction to provide
Alexey V. Pinchuk, Ilya V. Dmitriev, Yuriy A. Anisimov, Roman V. Storozhev, Aslan G. Balkarov, Aleksandr S. Kondrashkin, Irina V. Khodilina, Rustam Sh Muslimov   +7 more
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DNA Methylation - and Telomere - Based Biological Age Estimation as Markers of Biological Aging in Donors Kidneys

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
The biological age of an organ may represent a valuable tool for assessing its quality, especially in the elder. We examined the biological age of the kidneys [right (RK) and left kidney (LK)] and blood leukocytes in the same subject and compared these ...
Sofia Pavanello, Manuela Campisi, Paolo Rigotti, Marianna Di Bello, Erica Nuzzolese, Flavia Neri, Lucrezia Furian   +6 more
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Advances in pancreas transplantation [PDF]

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2016
The potential to reverse diabetes has to be balanced against the morbidity of long-term immunosuppression associated with transplantation. For a patient with renal failure, the treatment of choice is often a simultaneous transplant of the pancreas and kidney or pancreas after kidney.
Shamik, Dholakia, Youssof, Oskrochi, Graham, Easton, Vassilios, Papalois   +3 more
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Biomarkers in pancreas transplant [PDF]

Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation, 2016
The review analyzes the current biomarkers used in monitoring pancreas transplant, from the simple and time-tested, to more sophisticated, including markers of allo- and autoimmunity, that are likely to play a larger role in future studies.Evaluation of alloimmunity includes serum levels of donor-specific antibody, and, ultimately, pancreas transplant ...
George W, Burke, Linda J, Chen, Gaetano, Ciancio, Alberto, Pugliese   +3 more
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Evaluating anti-thymocyte globulin induction doses for better allograft and patient survival in Asian kidney transplant recipients

Scientific Reports, 2023
Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) is currently the most widely prescribed induction regimen for preventing acute rejection after solid organ transplantation. However, the optimal dose of ATG induction regimen in Asian kidney recipients is unclear.
Ye Eun Shim, Youngmin Ko, Jung Pyo Lee, Jin Seok Jeon, Heungman Jun, Jaeseok Yang, Myoung Soo Kim, Seong Jun Lim, Hye Eun Kwon, Joo Hee Jung, Hyunwook Kwon, Young Hoon Kim, Jungbok Lee, Sung Shin, the Korean Organ Transplantation Registry (KOTRY) study group   +14 more
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