This review focuses on the application of hypothermic perfusion technology as a topic of
current interest with the potential to have a salutary impact on the mounting clinical …

Simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation remains the gold standard treatment for
patients with type I diabetes and end-stage renal disease. The evolution of donor …

Pancreas transplantation (PTx) is a curative treatment for people who live with the burden of
a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (DM). However, due to organ shortages and increasing …

Objective: To study graft function and ischemia/reperfusion injury of porcine kidneys after
preservation with the new Groningen Machine Perfusion (GMP) system versus static cold …

pancreases by normothermic reperfusion (NR), the authors suggested that HMPO2 may be
better than SCS; they a further compared two different HMPO2 perfusates: Belzer-MPS and …

A significant number of pancreases procured for transplantation are deemed unsuitable due
to concerns about graft quality and the associated risk of complications. However, this …

The demand for high-quality islets for transplantation in type I diabetics will increase as the
current clinical trials transition into standard of care. The mode of preservation of donor …

Pancreas transplantation is the only curative treatment for patients with complicated
diabetes, and organ shortage is a common and increasing problem. Strategies to expand …

Background. Pancreas transplant volumes are limited because of poor utilization of
“extended criteria grafts.” Prolonged cold ischemia is a risk factor associated with poor …

This chapter concentrates on the advantages and disadvantages of solid organ pancreas
transplantation. It covers the impact of successful pancreas graft function on diabetic …