That attitude angers some doctors and many patients, but, nonetheless, pancreas transplants are not often performed.

A pancreas transplant may be recommended for people with pancreatic disease, especially if they have type 1 diabetes and poor kidney function.

The success rate for pancreas transplants is improving because of new surgical techniques and new medicines.

No pancreas transplants were performed this year or last year.

Only a few living donor (partial) pancreas transplants have been done.

By this time he had experienced a kidney transplant and two pancreas transplants.

In 1992, the first pancreas transplant took place.

In more extreme cases, a pancreas transplant can restore proper glucose regulation.

See a picture of a pancreas transplant .

The pancreas transplant can be done at the same time as or after the kidney transplant.