title: Pancreas transplantation: experience of single center.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Diabetes is the most common cause of renal failure. In patients with type I diabetes and renal failure,dialysis and insulin therapy can prevent a clinical context that causes rapid death, but they are insufficient to prevent longterm complications. Pancreas and islet cell transplantation inpatients with type I diabetes are the only curative treatment and have recently become more common.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between December 2006 and August 2010 a total of 10 patients underwent pancreas transplantation. The patient's data were analysed retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  10 patients and their data were included in this study. Six patients were male and 4 patients were female. All patients are still alive, with functional grafts.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pancreas transplantation is the most effective treatment for patients with type I DM. This paper discusses the feasibility of this process and presents the experience of Ankara University in pancreas transplantation.
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Orozakunov
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Akyol
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Cakmak
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Genc
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Sevim
authors: S
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authors: Oray
authors: Ms
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authors: Hazinedaroglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016381:Islets of Langerhans Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000150:complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome