Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation Program
In 2005, the Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation Program performed 229 kidney and 50 pancreas transplants. A part of UPMC’s Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, the program offers traditional transplants of these organs from deceased donors as well as living-donor kidney transplantation options.
The transplantation of a kidney, pancreas, or both organs at once is offered to patients who suffer from end-stage kidney disease, complications of diabetes, or both.
| Pancreas Transplant Volumes |
|
Pancreas |
Kidney/Pancreas |
| 2005 |
50 |
24 |
| 2004 |
58 |
27 |
| 2003 |
30 |
9 |
| 2002 |
32 |
21 |
| 2001 |
17 |
26 |
| Source: UNOS |