文摘
Pancreas grafting is mainly performed in combination with kidney transplantation in uremic type 1 diabetic patients. According to international statistics and studies, the 1-year/10-year survival rates after simultaneous kidney/pancreas transplantation are 94%-00%/79%, 89-2%/63% for kidneys and 85%-7%/53% for the pancreas. The high success rate with long-lasting normalization of glucose metabolism leads to an improvement in quality of life and to a stabilization and/or amelioration of secondary complications, as well as to a significant reduction in mortality, which is much higher compared to that of kidney graft recipients with a comparable risk profile. Pancreas transplantation alone in patients with good kidney function or after successful renal grafting (living-related donation) requires careful indication.