Ekstrand A, Grönhagen-Riska C, Groop L, Salmela K, Kuhlbäck B, Ahonen J
Fourth Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
Transplant Proc. 1987 Feb;19(1 Pt 2):1535-6.
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.