Results of kidney transplantation in patients with diabetic nephropathy

A Ekstrand; C Grönhagen-Riska; L Groop; K Salmela; B Kuhlbäck; J Ahonen

Results of kidney transplantation in patients with diabetic nephropathy

Transplant Proc. 1987 Feb;19(1 Pt 2):1535-6.

Authors

A Ekstrand¹, C Grönhagen-Riska, L Groop, K Salmela, B Kuhlbäck, J Ahonen

Affiliation

¹ Fourth Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.

PMID: 3079023

Abstract

The success rate of transplantation in diabetic patients was acceptable, and short-term patient survival was similar for diabetic and nondiabetic patients. Later clinical outcome of diabetic patients was rather poor due to advanced disease-related complications.

MeSH terms

Blood Glucose / metabolism
Creatinine / blood
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / drug therapy
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / physiopathology
Diabetic Nephropathies / physiopathology
Diabetic Nephropathies / surgery*
Follow-Up Studies
Graft Survival
Health Status
Humans
Insulin / therapeutic use
Kidney Transplantation* / physiology
Quality of Life

Substances

Blood Glucose
Insulin
Creatinine