Although pancreas transplants have been performed for more than 30 years, the last few years have witnessed significant growth in the options available for pancreas transplantation as well as substantial improvements in outcome. It is therefore appropriate that a new text summarizes the recent advances and puts forth the standard of future care. Transplantation of the Pancreas fulfills this mission by providing a state-of-the-art, definitive reference work on pancreas transplantation for transplant surgeons and physicians as well as for endocrinologists, diabetologists, nephrologists, and neurologists. The editors, from the renowned University of Minnesota Transplant Division and the Diabetes Institute, have assembled a group of renowned experts to provide an all-inclusive overview of pancreas transplantation.

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1. Diabetes Mellitus, 2. Modern Concepts of Diabetes Mellitus, 3. Limitations of Nontransplant Treatment Options for Type I Diabetes Mellitus, 4. History of Pancreas Transplantation, 5. Experimental Pancreas Transplantation, 6. The Pancreas and Islet Transplant Population, 7. Pretransplant Evaluation, 8. Surgical Aspects of Pancreas Transplantation, 9. Postoperative Management, 10. Immunosuppression In Pancreas Transplantation, 11. Immunobiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Pancreas Graft Rejection, 12. Pancreas Graft Pathology, 13. Immunology in Pancreas Transplantation, 14. Living Donor Transplantation, 15. Endocrine Function and Metabolic Outcomes in Pancreas and Islet Transplantation, 16. Effects of Pancreas Transplantation on Secondary Complications of Diabetes, 17. Quality of Life for Pancreas Transplant Recipients, 18. Long-term Pancreas Graft Function, 19. Economic Issues in Pancreas Transplantation, 20. International Pancreas Transplant Registry, 21. Islet Transplantation, 22. Treatment of Pancreatic Excocrine Disorders by Pancreas and Islet Transplantation.