The registry of Japanese pancreas and islet transplantation, 2017

Abstract

Since April 2000, a total of 311 cases of pancreas transplantation from deceased, nonheart-beating, and living-related donors have been performed in 18 institutions in Japan through the end of 2016. The following donor- and recipient-related factors were analyzed: ages and genders of donor and recipient, cause of death, histories of diabetes and dialysis, waiting period, total cold ischemic time, operative procedure, immunosuppression, and survival rates of patient and graft. Despite donor-poor conditions, which were mostly marginal in Japan, the outcome of pancreas transplants was considered comparable to those in the United States and Europe.