Transplantação pancreática

• Author(s): Bastos, M ; Campos, MV ; Baptista, C ; Alves, R ; Bastos, C ; Mota, A ; Carvalheiro, M ; Furtado, AL ; Ruas, A
• Date: 2004
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/223
• Origin: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra
• Subject(s): Diabetes Mellitus; Transplantação de Pâncreas; Transplantação de Rim
• Document Type: Article
• Language: Portuguese

Description

A clinic case of simultaneous pancreas/kidney transplantation on a type 1 diabetic patient is described. A six years follow-up was made with both organs functionating and a good quality of live.Then the authors make a review of the available surgical techniques, indications and complications of this form of treatment. A comparison between the Portuguese and the International experience was discussed.