title: The first successful simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant in India.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India. sandeepguleria@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guleria
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kashyap
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tandon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bhowmik
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Mehra
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Misra
mesh_terms: 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