Pancreas graft salvage using pancreatico-duodenectomy with enteric drainage.
As demand for donor pancreases increases, attempts are being made to utilize even marginal grafts for transplantation. Injury during pancreas recovery can predispose to posttransplant complications and graft loss. Early recognition and correction can salvage these grafts. The authors report an instance of poor segmental perfusion of the pancreas graft that was salvaged by pancreas head resection and enteric drainage through a Roux-en-Y pancreatico-jejunostomy.
Reddy
M S
MS
Department of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, The Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK.
White
S A
SA
Jaques
B C
BC
Torpey
N
N
Manas
D M
DM
D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000601:surgery; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage; D004386:Duodenum / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation / Q000473:pathology*; D010180:Pancreatectomy