Long-standing diabetes mellitus and pancreas transplantation: An avenue to increase utilization of an ideal treatment modality.

Vinayak S RohanJohn W McGillicuddyDavid J TaberSatish N NadigPrabhakar K BaligaCharles F Bratton

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2019)

This large-scale analysis demonstrated that PTX can be performed in patients with long-standing DM with excellent patient and graft outcomes. Long-standing DM did not lead to an increased post-PTX infections or complications. Our study suggests that duration of DM should not impact PTX candidacy.

Keyphrases

glycemic control
type diabetes
case report
risk factors
stem cells
insulin resistance
combination therapy
adipose tissue
cell therapy