Vascularized pancreas allotransplantation - Clinical indications and outcome

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 533-543

  White, Steve ^a   Nicholson, M L ^b   London, N J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Nephropathy; Neuropathy; Pancreas transplant; Retinopathy

Indexed keywords

DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PANCREAS; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; REGISTRIES; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032735507     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-5491.1999.00112.x     Document Type: Review

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