title: An unusual case of early pancreas graft loss.
abstract: Vascular thrombosis is the leading cause of nonimmunologic, technical graft loss following pancreas transplantation. An unusual case of early pancreas graft loss due to dissection of an atherosclerotic plaque -- presumably caused by clamping during implantation -- is described.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie Charité - Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Medizinische Fakultät der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Sauer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kahl
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Neuhaus
authors.forename: W O
authors.initials: WO
authors.lastname: Bechstein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000209:etiology; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications; D003250:Constriction; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000502:physiology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology