University Hospital Essen 2 articles published in JoVE Medicine Normothermic Ex Vivo Pancreas Perfusion for the Preservation of Pancreas Allografts before Transplantation Catherine Parmentier1, Samrat Ray1, Laura Mazilescu1,2, Masataka Kawamura1, Yuki Noguchi1, Emmanuel Nogueira1, Sujani Ganesh1, Bhranavi Arulratnam1, Sangeetha Kalimuthu3, Markus Selzner1, Trevor Reichman1 1Ajmera Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, 2Department of General, Visceral, and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Essen, 3Department of Pathology, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital Normothermic ex vivo machine perfusion (NEVP) has scarcely been explored for the preservation of pancreas allografts. We present an innovative preservation technique for pancreas allografts before transplantation. Medicine Surgical Tips and Tricks for Performing Porcine Pancreas Transplantation Samrat Ray1, Catherine Parmentier1, Laura Mazilescu1,2, Masataka Kawamura1, Yuki Noguchi1, Emmanuel Nogueira1, Sujani Ganesh1, Bhranavi Arulratnam1, Markus Selzner1, Trevor Reichman1 1Ajmera Transplant Centre, University Health Network, Toronto general hospital, 2Department of general, visceral, and transplantation surgery, University Hospital Essen The video article summarizes the technique of pancreatectomy and pancreas allotransplantation in a porcine 3-day survival model with a step-by-step description of the method and emphasis on the surgical tips and tricks to deal with the precarious and delicate porcine visceral anatomy.
