Forty-Year Survival of Simultaneous Kidney and Duct-Injected Segmental Pancreas Transplants in a Recipient Maintained on Low-Dose Azathioprine and Prednisone

Forty-Year Survival of Simultaneous Kidney and Duct-Injected Segmental Pancreas Transplants in a Recipient Maintained on Low-Dose Azathioprine and Prednisone

Here, we report on the remarkable survival of a simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplant recipient who has received minimal immunosuppression, has had normal kidney function, and has been insulin-free for 40 years since her transplant surgery.

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Published in:Transplantation proceedings Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 104 - 106
Main Authors: Govil, Amit, Munda, Rino, First, M. Roy
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01-01-2022
Subjects:
Azathioprine
Female
Graft Survival
Humans
Kidney
Kidney Transplantation
Pancreas
Pancreas Transplantation
Prednisone
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Summary:Here, we report on the remarkable survival of a simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplant recipient who has received minimal immunosuppression, has had normal kidney function, and has been insulin-free for 40 years since her transplant surgery.
ISSN:0041-1345
1873-2623
DOI:10.1016/j.transproceed.2021.11.018