Indications for Pancreas Transplantation

• Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney (SPK)
  Simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplants are indicated for patients who have chronic renal failure and Type I Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus who will receive a kidney and pancreas at the same time.

• Pancreas After Kidney (PAK)
  Pancreas after kidney transplants are indicated for patients who have Type I Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus and have had a previous kidney transplant from either a living-related donor or cadaveric donor, and then receives a pancreas.

• Pancreas Alone Transplant (PTA)
  Pancreas alone transplants are indicated for patients who have insulin dependent (type 1, juvenile diabetes) diabetes without diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease)

Also, expertise in dialysis techniques and access to modern dialysis centers near USC University Hospital mean that diabetics with dialysis problems (clotted access, graft revision and catheter infections) get the care they need in a safe, comfortable environment.