simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation using the surgical technique was performed in our department from September 2016 to January 2023 in the Department of Transplantation of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University. Patients were followed up for 2 to 36 months to summarize the efficacy and complications. we examined the influence of SPK on patient and graft survivals.
The first pancreas transplantation was performed in 1966, by 2015, more than 40,000 pancreas transplantation have been performed worldwide. Nevertheless, only several Chinese organ transplant centers carry out SPK because of surgery complications. simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation is a new and promising therapeutic option for the treatment for type 1 diabetes mellitus patients and end-stage renal disease. the preliminary treatment results are summarized to promote the further development of this work in China.