Fig. 1

Illustration of the pancreas transplantation technique performed at our institution, using duodeno-enterostomy for exocrine drainage and systemic endocrine drainage. The donor’s aortic patch (dAP) with the origin of the superior mesenteric artery (dSMA) and the splenic artery (dSA) is anastomosed to the recipient’s common iliac artery; the donor’s portal vein (dPV) is anastomosed to the recipient’s common iliac vein. PG pancreatic graft, dD donor’s duodenum, rSmall bowel recipient small bowel, IVC inferior vena cava, A aorta