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A pancreas transplant is an organ transplant that involves implanting a healthy pancreas (one that can produce insulin) into a person who has diabetes. Because the pancreas performs functions necessary in the digestion process, the recipient's native pancreas is left in place, and the donated pancreas attached in a dif... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
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| Condition | Members | Success |
| Diabetes Type 1 | 5 |
100% |
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Working / Worked
4 years and 1 month my pancreas has worked, no longer a type 1 diabetic. Beat cancer earlier this year and want to one day donate a lobe from my liver to someone.
Working / Worked
Pancreas is working wonderfully!
Working / Worked
worked great technically not a diabetic any more
Working / Worked
I was on injections until I was 33, then went on a pump. Two years on the pump, mayo clinic had me get a panc. transplant. Works great! My kidney's doing less well,
Somewhat Helpful
Only the removal part.
Too Soon To Tell
Was considered at one point, but doctors told my family I would "Never make it off the operating table" It may be an option in the future. I only have 1/2 a pancreas and with necrotic tissue my pancreas is only 40%.
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