Simultaneous pancreas and kidney composite graft transplantation with retroperitoneal systemic-enteric drainage

• Published in: Annals of transplantation Vol. 19; p. 586
• Main Authors: Ono, Shinichiro, Kuroki, Tamotsu, Kitazato, Amane, Adachi, Tomohiko, Chen, Yin-Yin, Chen, Shin-Chin, Eguchi, Susumu, Shyr, Yi-Ming, Wang, Shin-E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 12.11.2014
• Subjects: Adult; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - surgery; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - surgery; Drainage - methods; Humans; Kidney Failure, Chronic - complications; Kidney Failure, Chronic - surgery; Kidney Transplantation - methods; Male; Middle Aged; Pancreas Transplantation - methods; Treatment Outcome

Simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for diabetes mellitus patients with associated end-stage renal disease. Limited vascular access could be encountered in patients with severe atherosclerosis, and/or severe obesity and in re-transplant patients. We describe a...