Abstract
The perfusion of two pancreatic transplants were examined three times a week for the first five postoperative weeks by intravenous angiography using 99Tcm-pertechnetate. Worsening of the perfusion always preceded or was associated with deterioration of the pancreatic function. Accordingly, radionuclide angiography may have an important place in the systematic monitoring of pancreatic transplants in the critical postoperative period.
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