Background: Pancreatic transplantation is the treatment of choice for a selected group of
patients with the most severe complications of diabetes. The two main causes of early failure …

Worldwide about 422 million patients suffer from diabetes mellitus, of which 10% are
diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), a prevalence that has doubled in the past …

Maintaining organ viability between donation and transplantation is of critical importance for
optimal graft function and survival. To date in pancreas transplantation, static cold storage …

Background Transplantation of beta cells by pancreas or islet transplantation is the
treatment of choice for a selected group of patients suffering from type 1 diabetes mellitus …

Background: Pancreas transplantation is currently the best option for patients with severe
complications of diabetes. This organ is however particularly vulnerable to Ischemia …

Static cold storage (SCS) is the standard method for pancreas preservation prior to
transplantation; however, it does not permit organ assessment. Normothermic reperfusion …

Abstract Purpose of Review Pancreas transplantation enables complete patient
independence from exogenous insulin administration and increases both patient survival …

Methods: Porcine pancreases were retrieved from the abattoir after exsanguination.
Pancreases were flushed with UW cold storage solution and prepared surgically, then either …

Purpose: The proportion of pancreatic transplants from standard criteria donors (SCD) is
decreasing with a parallel increase in the number of extended criteria donors (ECD) and of …

Objective Static cold storage (SCS) is the standard method for pancreas preservation but
does not facilitate objective organ assessment prior to transplantation. Normothermic …