title: [Combined pancreas/kidney transplantation as standard procedure in therapy of type I diabetic patients in renal failure].
abstract: Sinde the introduction of the bladder drainage technique, the number of pancreas transplants performed has now reached 1000/year worldwide. Most of these transplants have been performed in the United States. In contrast, the number of pancreas transplants performed in the Eurotransplant community has remained at a low level for several years. The results of a consecutive series of 20 simultaneous pancreas/kidney grafts (SPK) performed between June 1994 and October 1995 demonstrate that high graft function rates of 83.5% for pancreas and kidney grafts can be achieved. Therefore SPK can be recommended as a standard procedure for patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and end-stage renal disease in Germany, too.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Universitätsklinik Bochum, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum-Langendreer.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Büsing
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Riege
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schulz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dehof
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kozuschek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000601:surgery*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome