title: Clinical pancreas transplantation: a learning curve of its management.
abstract: In this evolving experience, acceptable patient and graft survival after PTX appear best secured by the use of whole duodenopancreatic grafts, enteric drainage, triple immunosuppression induced by OKT3, and the monitoring of postprandial blood glucose and serum amylase for detection of rejection.
authors.affiliation: Transplantation Unit, Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Daloze
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Beauregard
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: St Louis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Corman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Smeesters
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aris-Jilwain
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Comtois
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rasio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000601:surgery; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000379:methods