Local Postoperative Graft Inflammation in Pancreas Transplant Patients With Early Graft Thrombosis.
Kristina RydenfeltGisle KjøsenRune HornelandJudith Anita LudviksenTrond Geir JenssenPål Dag LineTor Inge TønnessenTom Eirik MollnesHåkon HaugaaSoeren Erik PischkePublished in: Transplantation direct (2023)
Local pancreas graft inflammation was increased in patients experiencing graft thrombosis, with elevated postoperative IL-6 and IL-8 concentrations, but did not differ between PTA and SPK recipients. Investigating the relationship between the local cytokine response and the formation of graft thrombosis warrants further research.