Publications by authors named "Hugo W Nijhof"
Transplantation
February 2008
Article Synopsis
- A study evaluated a two-step approach to simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplants at Leiden University Medical Centre, which involves first using bladder drainage (BD) and then optional enteric conversion to avoid complications.
- Results showed that patients with bladder drainage had significantly better survival rates compared to those with enteric drainage, and pancreas graft survival was also favorable for the BD group after factoring in warm ischemia time.
- The findings suggest this two-step method is both safe and effective, with urological complications in the BD group being comparable to those in enteric-drained grafts.
