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Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2005 20(11):2552-2553; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfh985
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© The Author [2005]. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of ERA-EDTA. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Case Report

Carpal tunnel syndrome following simultaneous kidney–pancreas transplant

D. Noble, T. Richards, D. Mitchell and A. C. Vaidya

Transplant Unit, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK

Correspondence and offprint requests to: Mr Toby Richards, Transplant Unit, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK. Email: toby.richards@virgin.net

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   Introduction
 
Diabetes mellitus (DM) can affect multiple end organs, causing significant morbidity. Combined kidney–pancreas transplant (KPT) is now a recognized treatment option for end-stage renal failure (ESRF) secondary to DM. However, complications are common, related to pre-existing morbidity, operation and immunosuppression. We present here a patient who developed acute carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) warranting emergency decompression immediately following KPT operation.



   Case
 
A 38-year-old male underwent cadaveric KPT. He had type 1 DM dependent on subcutaneous insulin since the age of . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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