Pancreas Transplant

Treatment in Arizona

Pancreas transplant at Mayo Clinic Hospital is a multidisciplinary clinical and surgical program. In late 2002, the program was approved to begin performing pancreas transplants by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). Transplantation of the pancreas joined kidney and liver transplantation in the solid organ transplant program. See volumes and statistics for Mayo Clinic in Arizona.

In general, candidates for pancreas transplant include:

• Pancreas transplant alone — Diabetics who have early or no kidney disease but need a pancreas transplant to improve blood sugar control and/or prevent the onset of diabetic complications (including progression of kidney disease).
• Pancreas-after-kidney transplant — People with diabetes who previously received a kidney transplant and now need a pancreas transplant to improve blood sugar control and prevent other diabetic complications.
• Combined kidney-pancreas transplant — Diabetics with kidney failure in need of a kidney transplant. These patients may be candidates for a pancreas transplant.

Treatment Team

This treatment may involve specialists in Transplantation and Nephrology.

Appointments

For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 800-446-2279 (toll-free) 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain time Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.

Housing

In many cases, transplant recipients need to stay close to the hospital for a time following transplantation. Housing information can be obtained from the transplant social worker during evaluation.

The Arizona Transplant House offers low-cost, homelike lodging for transplant patients and family members. The mission of the Arizona Transplant House is to provide high-quality, affordable accommodations in a caring, homelike environment for transplant patients and their family members/companions to foster mutual moral support, fellowship, sharing of experiences and a successful health care experience.

The Arizona Transplant House is part of the new Village at Mayo Clinic, a community lodging option for transplant and cancer patients. Casitas (Southwestern-style small houses) offer a home-away-from-home to Mayo Clinic's growing numbers of transplant patients. Each 4,100-square-foot casita will have six bedrooms and six bathrooms, a dining room, library, kitchen and laundry facility patients and their caregivers.