title: Renal transplantation in diabetic patients with or without simultaneous pancreatic transplantation 1986: data from the EDTA Registry.
abstract: This report summarises the outcome of 90 combined kidney/pancreatic grafts performed in Europe in 1986. Data for the combined kidney/pancreas grafts were obtained by a special questionnaire. The one-year patient and kidney graft survival is compared to the results of a group of 389 patients with diabetic nephropathy on the EDTA Registry data file who received kidney grafts alone. The recipients of combined kidney-pancreas grafts were younger, whereas a greater proportion of males received kidney graft alone. Patient survival at one year after transplantation was similar: 89% in recipients of combined transplants compared to 90% in recipients of kidney grafts alone. Kidney graft survival was 78% at one year for recipients of combined grafts versus 76%. It is concluded that pancreas transplantation has little effect on the fate of concomitant kidney grafts. The procedure should-in experienced hands and in selected patients-be almost as safe as kidney grafting alone.
authors.affiliation: EDTA Registry, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tufveson
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brynger
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dimeny
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Brunner
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ehrich
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fassbinder
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Geerlings
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rizzoni
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Selwood
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Wing
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012042:Registries