Pancreas Transplantation: A Survey on Indications, Surgical Techniques, Immunosuppression, Complications and Outcome;Aktueller Stand der Pankreastransplantation: Indikation, Operative Technik, Immunsuppression, Komplikationen und Ergebnisse

Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie

Volumn 128, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 821-830

  Drognitz, Oliver ^a   Hopt, U T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complications; End stage renal disease; Immunosuppressive therapy; Indication; Long term survival; Pancreas transplantation; Quality of life; Secondary diabetic complications; Surgical technique; Type I diabetes

Indexed keywords

ANTIMETABOLITE; AZATHIOPRINE; BASILIXIMAB; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CORTISONE; CYCLOSPORIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; DACLIZUMAB; GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIBODY; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETIC MICROANGIOPATHY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; EUROPE; GERMANY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; ORGAN PRESERVATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242612123     PISSN: 0044409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-44336     Document Type: Review

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