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World J Transplant. Dec 28, 2020; 10(12): 381-391
Published online Dec 28, 2020. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v10.i12.381
Published online Dec 28, 2020. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v10.i12.381
Complications during multiorgan retrieval and pancreas preservation
Daniel Casanova, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Marques de Valdecilla, University Cantabria, Santander 39008, Cantabria, Spain
Gonzalo Gutierrez, Monica Gonzalez Noriega, Federico Castillo, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Marques de Valdecilla, Santander 39008, Cantabria, Spain
Author contributions: Casanova D designed the review and serves as guarantor; Gutierrez G, Gonzalez Noriega M and Castillo F contributed important intellectual content to the document.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Corresponding author: Daniel Casanova, FACS, FRCS (Ed), MD, PhD, Full Professor, Surgeon, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Marques de Valdecilla, University Cantabria, Chairman Board Europeo de Trasplante, Servicio de Cirugía General y Digestiva Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander 39008, Cantabria, Spain. daniel.casanova@unican.es
Received: June 20, 2020
Peer-review started: June 18, 2020
First decision: July 25, 2020
Revised: August 4, 2020
Accepted: October 5, 2020
Article in press: October 5, 2020
Published online: December 28, 2020
Peer-review started: June 18, 2020
First decision: July 25, 2020
Revised: August 4, 2020
Accepted: October 5, 2020
Article in press: October 5, 2020
Published online: December 28, 2020
Core Tip
Core Tip: The retrieval and preservation steps of pancreas transplantation are critical factors for graft and patient survival. The most frequent complications of these steps are pancreatitis, graft thrombosis, fistula, and infectious collections. Therefore, it is very important to design and carry out a careful surgical technique for retrieval and a rigorous method of preservation for optimal organ integrity.