Justifying a third pancreas transplant: a case report.
Early pancreas graft failure after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant can occur in up to 20% of recipients. Results after pancreas retransplant continue to improve, with results comparable to primary pancreas transplants. We describe an unusual case of a third pancreas transplant in which a remnant of a previous arterial Y-graft was used for the arterial anastomosis, and we discuss the factors used to justify the decision to do a third pancreas transplant.
Wales
Lucy
L
The West London Renal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Canelo
Ruben
R
Dosani
Tariq
T
Mustafa
Nazar
N
Hakim
Nadey S
NS
D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000601:surgery; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation; D012086:Reoperation