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Pancreas transplant - series: Incision

Pancreas transplant - series Illustrations: Normal anatomy Indications Incision Procedure, part 1 Procedure, part 2 Aftercare

Pancreas transplant is a procedure in which a donor pancreas, obtained from a brain-dead organ donor who is maintained on life support, is surgically implanted into a diabetic patient. This operation is most often done in combination with kidney transplant in a patient who have diabetes and kidney failure as a result of their diabetes. The recipient's own diseased pancreas is left in place and the donor pancreas transplanted through a midline abdominal incision.