title: Simultaneous pancreas kidney transplantation in the HIV-positive patient.
abstract: HIV is no longer an absolute contraindication to solid organ transplantation. However, few reports have been published with regards to pancreas or simultaneous pancreas kidney transplantation in the HIV-positive recipient. We report, to our knowledge, the first simultaneous pancreas kidney transplantation (SPK) performed in an HIV-positive patient in the United Kingdom. We reflect on the article recently published by Miro et al in Transplantation Proceedings and highlight strategies used by our department to prevent drug interactions in these complex patients.
authors.affiliation: Oxford Transplant Centre, Churchill Hospital, and Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford, UK. zeeshanakhtar@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: M Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Akhtar
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Devaney
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shankar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vaidya
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Friend
mesh_terms: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents