Simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation : a feasible procedure in selected patients

• Published in: Netherlands journal of medicine Vol. 41; no. 5-6; pp. 194 - 207
• Main Authors: VAN OOSTERHOUT, E. C. A. A, VAN DER WOUDE, F. J, LEMKES, H. H. P. J, GOOSZEN, H. G, VAN BRONSWIJK, H, VAN DEN AKKER, P. J, TAMSMA, J. T, TERPSTRA, J. L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alphen aan den Rijn Van zuiden 01.12.1992
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - surgery; Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance; Diabetic Nephropathies - surgery; Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases); Endocrinopathies; Feasibility Studies; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Host vs Graft Reaction; Humans; Immunosuppression; Kidney Failure, Chronic - complications; Kidney Failure, Chronic - surgery; Kidney Transplantation - methods; Male; Management. Various non-drug treatments. Langerhans islet grafts; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Pancreas Transplantation - methods; Postoperative Complications - epidemiology; Prospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; Endocrinopathy; Human; Urinary system disease; Diabetes mellitus; Renal disease; Transplantation; Terminal; Kidney; Result; Treatment; Combined surgery; Surgery; Renal failure; Pancreas

We analyzed the overall results of 24 simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantations (SPK), performed in our hospital between April 1986 and June 1990. All patients had type I diabetes mellitus and end-stage renal failure. We used bladder drainage of the pancreatic exocrine secretions through a d...