immunology allergic disorders
Pancreas Transplantation
Pancreas donors
Donors are usually recently deceased patients who are aged 10 to 55 and have no history of glucose intolerance or alcohol abuse. For simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation, the pancreas and kidney come from the same donor, and the same Kidney Transplantation apply. A few (<1%) segmental transplantations from living donors have been done, but this procedure has substantial risks for the donor (eg, splenic infarction, abscess, pancreatitis, pancreatic leak and pseudocyst, secondary diabetes), which limit its widespread use. 