Pancreata From Pediatric Donors Restore Insulin Independence in Adult Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Recipients

The use of pediatric donors can increase the number of donors available for pancreas transplantation. The aim of this study was to verify if pancreas transplantation from pediatric donors is as effective as transplantation from adult donors to restore metabolic control in type 1 diabetic patients. From 2000 to April 2009 we performed 17 pancreas transplantations from pediatric donors: 9 simultaneous kidney-pancreas (SPK), 6 pancreas...