Whole-organ pancreas transplantation at Baylor Regional Transplant Institute: a chance to cure diabetes.
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The success of pancreas transplantation has improved over the past several decades with advancements in surgical technique, immunosuppressive medicines, and immunologic testing. We retrospectively reviewed our experience with pancreas transplantation from 1995 to 2008. At the Baylor Regional Transplant Program, 151 pancreas transplants were performed in 147 patients: 135 were simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplants, 10 were pancreas transplants after kidney transplants, and 6 were pancreas transplants alone. Follow-up information was available for 138 patients. The 1-year acute cellular rejection rate was 31.6%; the 30-day surgical reexploration rate was 10%; and the technical failure rate was 5.3%. Five-year pancreas graft survival rates were 67% for simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplants and 50% for pancreas transplants after kidney transplants. These outcomes exceed expected results as calculated by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients. In addition, the median time to transplant was 3.8 months, compared with a US median of 14.1 months. Pancreas transplantation is currently the closest thing to a cure for diabetes and should be given as an option for diabetic patients with or without end-stage renal disease.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Proceedings
دوره 23 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010