Table 2 Tests for identifying pancreas graft dysfunction
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• Urinary amylase levels (only for bladder- drained transplants) • Serum amylase and lipase levels • Fasting glucose levels (consider OGTT if >100 mg/dl) • A1C • Creatinine (in SPK patients) • Duplex sonographic scanning of the allograft (when thrombosis and/or rejection are suspected) • Ultrasound- guided biopsy (gold standard for rejection) |