Open AccessPancreatic transplantation
Author(s) -
Åke Andrén–Sandberg
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4297/najms.2010.2510
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreas transplantation , pancreas , transplantation , diabetes mellitus , glycemic , disease , end stage renal disease , kidney transplantation , intensive care medicine , surgery , endocrinology
A pancreas transplant is a surgical procedure to place a healthy pancreas from a donor into a patient whose pancreas no longer functions properly. Exocrine pancreas transplantation remains the standard treatment of choice for patients with diabetes mellitus complicated by end-stage renal disease. The use of pancreas transplantation for type 2 diabetes mellitus is an emerging concept. A pancreas transplant is often done in conjunction with a kidney transplant. Even if pancreas transplantation provides the best glycemic control option for diabetes mellitus, it is associated with significant morbidities related to infectious disease. The present article provides with a review of pancreatic transplantation.