Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Successful whole pancreas transplantation is at the present the most effective treatment for type 1 diabetes but allograft dysfunction related with infection, vascular compromise or immunological causes are not uncommon. Usually, graft vascular thrombosis or haemorrhage, as well as infectious complications are responsible for early pancreas graft failure; late cases occur more frequently by immunological causes, either allograft rejection or recurrence of the &#1...