Neeraj Singh, Krista L Lentine, Vidya A Fleetwood, Kenneth J Woodside, Jon Odorico, David Axelrod, Tarek Alhamad, Kennan Maher, Huiling Xiao, Jonathan Fridell, Aleksandra Kukla, Martha Pavlakis, Hosein M Shokouh-Amiri, Gazi Zibari, Matthew Cooper, Ronald F Parsons
BACKGROUND: Pancreas transplant biopsy practices for the diagnosis of rejection or other pathologies are not well described. METHODS: We conducted a survey of staff at US pancreas transplant programs (March 22, 2022, to August 22, 2022) to assess current program practices and perceptions about the utility and challenges in the performance and interpretation of pancreas allograft biopsies. RESULTS: Respondents represented 65% (76/117) of active adult pancreas transplant programs, capturing 66% of recent pancreas transplant volume in the United States...
March 12, 2024: Transplantation