Abstract:Introduction: 4 to 8% of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) will develop end-stage kidney failure (ESKF) over 20-30 years from diagnosis. Pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPK) remains the definitive treatment for type 1 DM patients with ESKF, and is the most common form of solid-organ pancreas transplantation (SOPT) worldwide. SOPT rates have increased over the past decade in most major transplant centres worldwide alongside an increased number of patients on the waiting list. We recently reviewed cur… Show more
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