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Operative Surgical Procedures

Studies from I.S.S. Pires and co-researchers yield new data on operative surgical procedures

Published in Blood Weekly, May 13th, 2010

According to recent research published in the journal Transplantation Proceedings, "Pancreas transplantation is currently the only known therapy to restore glycemic metabolism in type 1 diabetic patients. Its most prevalent indication is in association with kidney transplantation (simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation SPK) for patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) and nephropathy, who are under dialysis treatment."

"Surgical reinterventions, especially those resulting from complications of bladder exocrine pancreatic drainage, are associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. In this report, we present a clinical case of a 31-year-old...

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