First Pancreas Transplantation

 

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First Pancreas Transplantation 

University Of Minnesota

Pancreas transplantation is considered the treatment of choice for patients with refractory Type I Diabetes Mellitus. The first pancreas transplant was described in 1967 by Kelly et al.  and was performed with a simultaneous kidney transplant in a 28 year old woman with type 1 diabetes.

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University Of Minnesota: First Pancreas Transplantation