title: Pancreas transplantation.
abstract: This article summarizes the historic and current perspectives related to pancreatic and islet cell transplantation. The nursing care of patients who are recipients of these types of transplantations is described. The complications and risks for these types of transplantations along with the most common surgical and medical regimens are also described.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Villagomez
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing