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Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation

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This chapter presents the historical background of kidney and pancreas transplantation. This includes solitary pancreas transplantation. The options for transplantation therapies for diabetic patients and the features that affect patient selection are reviewed. The current trends in kidney and pancreas transplantation are discussed in the context of contemporary medical management of diabetes. The surgical techniques utilized in pancreas transplantation are described as are surgical and medical complications of kidney and pancreas transplantation. Approaches to immunosuppression with current pharmacologic agents are addressed as well as the diagnosis and treatment of rejection in the pancreas allograft. Finally the effects of pancreas transplantation on the secondary complications of diabetes are reviewed.

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Klassen, D.K. (2014). Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation. In: Weir, M., Lerma, E. (eds) Kidney Transplantation. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0342-9_33

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