A case of recurrent type 1 diabetes mellitus with insulitis of transplanted pancreas in simultaneous pancreas–kidney transplantation from cardiac death donor

Improved patient survival in recipients

Improved patient survival in recipients of simultaneous pancreas–kidney transplant compared with kidney transplant alone in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and end-stage renal disease

✍ P. Mohan; K. Safi; D. M. Little; J. Donohoe; P. Conlon; J. J. Walshe; P. O'Kelly 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 101 KB 👁 2 views

## Abstract ## Background There are emerging data that simultaneous pancreas–kidney transplant (SPK) prolongs life compared with kidney transplant alone (KTA) in type 1 diabetics with end-stage renal disease. This study was a retrospective comparison of SPK with KTA in patients with type 1 diabete