Open AccessPOSTTRANSPLANT INFECTION IN ENTERIC VERSUS BLADDER-DRAINED SIMULTANEOUS PANCREAS-KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS1
Author(s) -
John D. Pirsch,
Jon S. Odorico,
Anthony M. D’Alessandro,
Stuart J. Knechtle,
Bryan N. Becker,
Hans W. Sollinger
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/00007890-199812270-00031
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreas transplantation , gastroenterology , pancreas , urinary system , incidence (geometry) , prednisone , kidney transplantation , surgery , kidney , cohort , transplantation , urology , physics , optics
Although bladder drainage of the pancreas remains the most common site for drainage of exocrine secretions, enteric drainage is becoming more common in the United States. The most common cause of morbidity after pancreas transplantation is infection, particularly recurrent urinary tract infection.