Complications after pancreas transplantation : Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation
Complications after pancreas transplantation : Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation Log in or …

Background: Pancreas transplants are still associated with the highest surgical complication
rate of all routinely performed solid organ transplants. To date, the impact of serious surgical …

Methods The authors studied the incidence of early (< 3 months after transplant) surgical
complications (eg, relaparotomy, thrombosis, infections, leaks) after 580 pancreas …

Technical failure (TF) continues to have a significant impact on the success of pancreas
transplantation. We assessed risk factors for TF in 1115 pancreas transplants performed at a …

Sirolimus, a potent new immunosuppressant, has been anecdotally associated with surgical
wound complications. We studied postoperative surgical wound complications in 15 kidney …

Preoperative preparation of patients with advanced liver dis... : Critical Care Medicine
Preoperative preparation of patients with advanced liver disease : Critical Care Medicine SCCM …

Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting nearly 35 million people. This
disease develops as T-cells continually attack the β-cells of the islets of Langerhans in the …

Background. Surgical complications are a major disincentive to pancreas transplantation,
despite the undisputed benefits of restored insulin independence. The da Vinci surgical …

Recent advances in understanding of pancreatitis and advances in technology have
uncovered the veils of idiopathic pancreatitis to a point where a thorough history and …

Background. Transplantation of the pancreas has become the treatment of choice for
selected patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. With the current shortage of cadaver donors …