The first successful simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant in India |
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| Authors: | Guleria S Aggarwal S Bansal V K Varma M C Kashyap L Tandon N Mahajan S Bhowmik D Agarwal S K Mehra N K Misra M C |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India. sandeepguleria@hotmail.com |
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| Abstract: | Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is associated with renal failure, diabetic retinopathy, neuropathy and vasculopathy. We report the first successful simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant in India in a young diabetic with renal failure. The dual transplant has cured his diabetes and renal failure and has had a beneficial effect on his neuropathy, retinopathy and quality of life. Obstacles to dual transplant in India include a lack of suitable recipients and a cadaver donor programme that is still in its infancy. |
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