Pancreas Transplant in Chronic Kidney Disease for Type 1 Diabetic Patients

Although both pancreas transplantation alone (PTA) and islet cell transplantation (ICT) have been associated with perioperative declines in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), the magnitude of decline is far less than that associated with medically managed (MM) diabetes. In the long-term, PTA and ICT have demonstrated stabilization of chronic kidney disease (CKD) for type 1 diabetic patients. In this setting, it remains unclear whether transplantation reduces the future need for kidney transplantation and mortality.

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - September 30, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Rashikh A. Choudhury, DorYoeli, Trevor L. Nydam, Peter Kennealey Tags: Transplantation and tissue engineering Source Type: research