Reconstruction of a Pancreatic Allograft With Variant Arterial Anatomy for Transplantation

Transplant Direct. 2019 Jan 28;5(2):e425. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000000863. eCollection 2019 Feb.

Abstract

Donor pancreas utilization rates remain low and aberrant donor anatomy can lead to organ discard by transplant centers. We report on a case of successful pancreas transplantation using a graft with variant arterial anatomy demonstrating that arterial reconstruction is a viable option if aberrant anatomy is encountered at the donor operation. Efforts must be made to use all pancreas grafts that are felt to be of appropriate quality.