Imaging of Pancreas Transplantation and Its Complications

Ryan B O'Malley; Mariam Moshiri; Sherif Osman; Christine O Menias; Douglas S Katz

doi:10.1016/j.rcl.2015.09.012

Imaging of Pancreas Transplantation and Its Complications

Radiol Clin North Am. 2016 Mar;54(2):251-66. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2015.09.012.

Authors

Ryan B O'Malley¹, Mariam Moshiri², Sherif Osman¹, Christine O Menias³, Douglas S Katz⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
² Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA. Electronic address: Moshiri@uw.edu.
³ Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY, USA.

PMID: 26896223
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2015.09.012

Abstract

Whole pancreas transplantation is an effective treatment for obtaining euglycemic status in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, and is usually performed concurrent with renal transplantation in the affected patient. This article discusses complex surgical anatomical details of pancreas transplantation including surgical options for endocrine and exocrine drainage pathways. It then describes several possible complications related to surgical factors in the immediate post operative period followed by other complications related to systemic issues, vasculature, and the pancreatic parenchyma.

Keywords: Complications; Pancreas kidney transplant; Pancreas transplant; Pancreatitis; Rejection; Vascular thrombosis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Diagnostic Imaging*
Humans
Pancreas Transplantation*
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis*