Pancreas transplantation: experience of single center

• Published in: Chirurgia (Bucharest, Romania : 1990) Vol. 109; no. 3; pp. 310 - 312
• Main Authors: Orozakunov, E, Akyol, C, Cakmak, A, Genc, V, Sevim, Y, Oray, S, Hazinedaroglu, Ms
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Romania 01.05.2014
• Subjects: Adult; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - surgery; Feasibility Studies; Female; Humans; Islets of Langerhans Transplantation - methods; Male; Pancreas Transplantation - methods; Renal Insufficiency - complications; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome
• ISSN: 1221-9118

Diabetes is the most common cause of renal failure. In patients with type I diabetes and renal failure,dialysis and insulin therapy can prevent a clinical context that causes rapid death, but they are insufficient to prevent longterm complications. Pancreas and islet cell transplantation inpatients with type I diabetes are the only curative treatment and have recently become more common. Between December 2006 and August 2010 a total of 10 patients underwent pancreas transplantation. The patient's data were analysed retrospectively. 10 patients and their data were included in this study. Six patients were male and 4 patients were female. All patients are still alive, with functional grafts. Pancreas transplantation is the most effective treatment for patients with type I DM. This paper discusses the feasibility of this process and presents the experience of Ankara University in pancreas transplantation.