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Combo Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Boosts Survival in Diabetics -- Type 1 Patients Did Better Than Those Having Kidney Replacement

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Posted: Wed., May 21, 2008, 12:11 pm

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Topics: Diabetes , Causes, Definition, Diagnosis, end-stage renal disease, ESRD, FAQ, kidney transplant, Physical well-being, type 1 diabetes, EmpowHer News

WEDNESDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Compared to kidney transplantation alone, a simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplant improves the likelihood of long-term survival in patients with type 1 diabetes and end-stage renal disease (ESRD), according to a German study.

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