Bladder drainage in pancreas transplantation--results of a consecutive series of 100 transplantations

Illner, W.D.; Theodorakis, W.D.; Schneeberger, H.; Stangl, H.M.; Land, W.

Langenbecks Archiv für Chirurgie. Supplement. Kongressband. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie. Kongress 114: 1045-1047

1997


ISSN/ISBN: 0942-2854
PMID: 9574327
Document Number: 484098
Simultaneous pancreas/kidney transplantation has become a therapeutic approach for patients with renal failure resulting from type-I diabetes mellitus. However, the appropriate route for drainage of the exocrine secretions of the pancreatic gland remains unclear. While bladder drainage is the current state of the art, it is associated with a high frequency of urologic complications like urinary tract infections, hematuria, metabolic acidosis, and reflux pancreatitis.

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