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social science subjects > health and social care > global health > procedures and therapies > pancreas transplantation

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pancreas transplantation  

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  • Pancreas transplantation is a surgical procedure whereby a pancreas is removed from a cadaveric donor and implanted into a recipient. Often, comorbidities require simultaneous pancreas/kidney transplantation; this procedure comprises 78 percent of all reported pancreas transplants performed in the United States between 1987 and 2002. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Pancreas Transplantation]

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