Clinical pancreas and islet transplantation. Part 2: pancreas transplantation at the University of Minnesota.
The results of pancreas transplantation at the University of Minnesota according to technique, donor source, and immunosuppressive therapy are discussed. Preliminary evidence suggests that not only prevention but reversal of lesions resulting from diabetes may be possible with pancreas transplantation.
D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000601:surgery*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000379:methods; D016381:Islets of Langerhans Transplantation; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation; D011292:Premedication; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous