title: Successful reuse of portal-enteric technique in pancreas retransplantation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The portal venous and enteric drainage (P-E) technique was developed to avoid systemic hyperinsulinemia and bladder related complications. Pancreas retransplantation (Re-Tx) is an important option for patients who have lost their primary grafts. It is unknown whether the P-E technique can be repeated safely in patients who have lost their first pancreas transplant.
  
  
  METHODS
  Five patients who lost their pancreas graft after simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation with P-E drainage underwent pancreas Re-Tx, again using the P-E technique.
  
  
  RESULTS
  P-E Re-Tx was successful in all 5 patients without any technical difficulties or complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The P-E technique can be reused with excellent results in pancreas Re-Tx.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington 40536, USA.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shokouh-Amiri
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Stratta
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Gaber
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation