title: The current status of the University of Wisconsin experience in pancreas transplantation.
abstract: The data presented demonstrate that combined kidney-pancreas grafting can be performed with excellent patient and graft survival. Current long-term studies at our center investigating the effect of pancreas transplantation on diabetic retinopathy and comprehensive quality of life assessment will address the question of whether pancreas transplantation can be considered an effective and therapeutic procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison.
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Sollinger
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: D'Alessandro
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Pirsch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kalayoglu
authors.forename: F O
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Belzer
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D009926:Organ Preservation; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation / Q000276:immunology / Q000379:methods*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement