An operation that places a healthy pancreas from a donor into a person with diabetes, so their body makes its own insulin again. It is often done together with a kidney transplant.
Pending doctor checkA pancreas from a deceased donor is placed in the lower belly and joined to the blood vessels and the bowel or bladder. The person's own pancreas stays in place. When the new pancreas works, insulin injections are no longer needed. It is often done at the same time as a kidney transplant.
Mainly people with type 1 diabetes: those who no longer feel the warning signs of a dangerously low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia unawareness), those who develop kidney, nerve or eye damage despite insulin, and those who also have chronic kidney disease. Some people with type 2 diabetes are also suitable. Diabetes with kidney disease is serious: the risk of death is about twice that of kidney disease alone, average survival is about 4 to 5 years, and around 16 years of life are lost.
Every patient gets their own estimate, in writing, from the hospital. These are the things that move it.
Room types, equipment and running costs differ from one hospital to the next.
A surgeon's fee follows their experience and how complex the operation is.
Keyhole or robotic surgery, and the make of any implant, can change the price.
Other conditions, earlier treatment and the tests you need before treatment all count.
Days in hospital, any time in intensive care and the weeks you spend recovering in India.
Physiotherapy, medicines to take home and follow-up visits are added only if your doctor asks for them.
The estimate is not final until the doctor has examined you in India. If anything changes, we explain it before you agree to it.
Get your written estimateYes. The pancreas comes from a deceased donor, so there is a waiting list. The team explains how it works for international patients.
If the new pancreas works well, no. Your doctors check your blood sugar closely in the first weeks.
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