Combined liver-pancreas transplantation in a patient with primary sclerosing cholangitis and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Transplantation. 2000 Nov 27;70(10):1469-71. doi: 10.1097/00007890-200011270-00013.

Abstract

Combined liver-pancreas transplantation is a relatively uncommon procedure. We report successful combined liver-pancreas transplantation in a patient with primary sclerosing cholangitis and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and review the literature on this topic.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y
  • Cholangitis, Sclerosing / complications
  • Cholangitis, Sclerosing / surgery*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / complications
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Liver Transplantation* / methods
  • Male
  • Pancreas Transplantation* / methods