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Encyclopedia > Pancreas transplant

A pancreas transplant is an organ transplant that involves replacing the pancreas of a person who has diabetes with a healthy pancreas that can make insulin. The healthy pancreas comes from a donor who has just died or from a living relative. A person can donate half a pancreas and still live normally. At present, pancreas transplants are usually performed in persons with insulin-dependent diabetes who have severe complications. This is because after the transplant the patient must take immunosuppressive drugs that are highly toxic and may cause damage to the body; for a majority of diabetics, a lifetime on insulin is a better option.


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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Pancreas transplant (539 words)
A pancreas transplant is surgery to implant a healthy pancreas from a donor into a patient with diabetes.
The donor pancreas is usually inserted in the right lower portion of the patient's abdomen and attachments are made to the patient's blood vessels.
A pancreas transplant may be recommended for people with pancreatic disease, especially if they have type 1 diabetes and poor kidney function.
Transplant Surgery- Pancreas Transplant Program (603 words)
Pancreas transplantation should be considered an acceptable treatment option for Type 1 diabetics with kidney failure who have had or plan to have a kidney transplant.
In the absence of indications for kidney transplantation, pancreas transplantation should only be considered in insulin dependant diabetics who have a history of frequent acute, and severe metabolic complications requiring medical attention, such as frequent episodes of hypoglycemia, ketoacidosis, or hyperglycemia.
The new pancreas is transplanted with a portion of small intestine which drains the digestive enzymes of the pancreas.
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