Allograft biopsies in management of pancreas transplant recipients.
J Postgrad Med
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2002 Jan-Mar; 48(1): 56-63
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Pancreatic transplantation is becoming increasingly accepted as a treatment modality for Type 1 diabetes mellitus. When allograft dysfunction is noted during follow up of patients, a biopsy is an extremely useful tool to diagnose various forms of rejection, and to rule out non-immunologic causes of graft malfunction, such as donor disease, ischaemic/preservation injury, vascular thrombosis, pancreatitis, post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease, technical complications and recurrence of diabetes mellitus. In addition to its role in establishing the primary diagnosis, a biopsy can grade the severity of pathology present, help determine the most appropriate therapy, and provide information relevant to graft prognosis.
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Main subject:
Pancreas
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Pancreatitis
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Tissue Donors
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Humans
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Pancreas Transplantation
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Transplantation Tolerance
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
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Graft Rejection
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Graft vs Host Disease
Language:
English
Journal:
J Postgrad Med
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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