Open AccessPancreas Transplant Alone as an Independent Risk Factor for the Development of Renal Failure: A Retrospective Study
Author(s) -
Joseph R. Scalea,
Caroline Butler,
Raghava Munivenkatappa,
Joseph M. Nogueira,
Luís Campos,
Abdolreza Haririan,
Rolf N. Barth,
Benjamin Philosophe,
Stephen T. Bartlett,
Matthew Cooper
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0b013e3181913fbf
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , retrospective cohort study , immunosuppression , surgery , renal function , pancreas transplantation , transplantation , diabetes mellitus , urology , gastroenterology , kidney transplantation , endocrinology
Pancreas transplant alone (PTA) is a controversial procedure. Without clearly demonstrated patient survival, recipients report improved quality of life. Nephrotoxic immunosuppression (IS) may exacerbate diabetic renal injury post-PTA.