title: Pancreatic transplantation.
abstract: A pancreas transplant is a surgical procedure to place a healthy pancreas from a donor into a patient whose pancreas no longer functions properly. Exocrine pancreas transplantation remains the standard treatment of choice for patients with diabetes mellitus complicated by end-stage renal disease. The use of pancreas transplantation for type 2 diabetes mellitus is an emerging concept. A pancreas transplant is often done in conjunction with a kidney transplant. Even if pancreas transplantation provides the best glycemic control option for diabetes mellitus, it is associated with significant morbidities related to infectious disease. The present article provides with a review of pancreatic transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Karolinska Institute at Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Ake
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andrén-Sandberg