Although pancreas transplants have been performed for more than 30 years, the last few years have witnessed significant growth in the options available for pancreas transplantation as well as subtantial improvements in outcome. It is therefore appropriate that a new text summarize the recent advances and put forth the standard of future care. Transplantation of the Pancreas, edited by Drs. Gruessner and Sutherland fulfills this mission by providing a state-of-the-art, definitive reference work on pancreas transplantation for transplant surgeons and physicians as well as for endocrinologists, diabetologists, nephrologists, and neurologist. The editors, from the renowned University of Minnesota Transplant Division and the Diabetes Institute, have assembled a group of renowned experts to provide an all inclusive overview of pancreas transplantation. The text features insights on the pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus and the limitations of nontransplant treatments, highlights experimental research and clinical history of pancreas transplantation, and compares and contrasts different surgical procedures. The discussions detail the broad spectrum of posttransplant complications and their treatments, which frequently require skills in general, vascular, and laparoscopic surgery, interventional radiology, critical care, and infectious disease. Chapters on immunosuppression, immunology, pathology, long-term outcome, quality of life, and cost-effectiveness focus on issues unique to pancreas recipients. Evolving areas, such as pretransplant evaluation of pancreas transplant candidates, living donation, and the current status of islet transplantation are discussed. Augmented by more than 280 illustrations, including full color line drawings created exclusively for the text, this book is the standard reference for all transplant professionals as well as all physicians caring for diabetic patients.

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Rainer W.G. Gruessner, MD, FACS Professor of Surgery SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University 450 Clarkson Avenue, MSC 40, Brooklyn, New York 11203 Rainer.gruessner@downstate.edu Angelika C. Gruessner, MS, PhD Professor of Medicine SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University 450 Clarkson Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11203 Angelika.gruessner@downstate.edu Drs. Rainer and Angelika Gruessner are the recipients of the Richard C. Lillehei Award which was bestowed on them at the 17. World Congress of the International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association (IPITA) in Lyon, France, 02 July - 05 July 2019. According to IPITA, this biennial award is given since 2011 to an outstanding clinician and/or scientist for their substantial contributions towards advancing the field of pancreas transplantation. The 2019 Lillehei Award ceremony was one of the few occasions where husband and wife were awarded for their equal scientific contributions. Dr. Angelika Gruessner serves as the Scientific Director of the International Pancreas Transplant Registry (IPTR). Dr. Rainer Gruessner has served as Chairman of the Departments of Surgery at the University of Zuerich, University of Arizona and SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University and has directed pancreas transplant programs and performed pancreas transplants for more than 30 years.