The first successful simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant in India.
Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is associated with renal failure, diabetic retinopathy, neuropathy and vasculopathy. We report the first successful simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant in India in a young diabetic with renal failure. The dual transplant has cured his diabetes and renal failure and has had a beneficial effect on his neuropathy, retinopathy and quality of life. Obstacles to dual transplant in India include a lack of suitable recipients and a cadaver donor programme that is still in its infancy.
Guleria
S
S
Department of Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India. sandeepguleria@hotmail.com
Aggarwal
S
S
Bansal
V K
VK
Varma
M C
MC
Kashyap
L
L
Tandon
N
N
Mahajan
S
S
Bhowmik
D
D
Agarwal
S K
SK
Mehra
N K
NK
Misra
M C
MC
D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000601:surgery*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation