In 1995, the Regional Transplant Center received approval by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) for pancreas transplantation, the only cure available for Type I diabetes. Diabetics who develop renal failure and undergo a kidney transplant still face other secondary complications and the development of recurrent disease in the transplant kidney. In these patients, the only solution to this problem is a combined kidney/pancreas transplant. A successful pancreas transplant prevents recurrence of diabetic disease in the transplanted kidney, and arrests or improves other secondary diabetic complications.
The Pancreas Transplantation Program utilizes the same multi-disciplinary team approach in patient evaluation, treatment and follow-up care as that for liver and renal transplants.
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