Pancreas Transplant

Solitary Pancreas Transplant

Over the past decade, improved immunosuppression therapy has helped make pancreas transplantation outcomes nearly as good as those for kidney transplantation. Today, more and more people with diabetes are electing to undergo this procedure.

The increasing success of pancreas transplantation now makes it possible for diabetics to receive a new pancreas before complications develop and kidney transplantation must be considered.

Diabetics who experience frequent insulin reactions or poor blood sugar control despite good medical management should consider pancreas transplantation. Successful transplantation can improve health by avoiding metabolic complications such as insulin reactions and diabetic ketoacidosis. Patients who have early signs of kidney damage may also benefit from preemptive pancreas transplant as a way to halt the progression of this complication.