MESENTERIC ARTERIOVENOUS-FISTULA AFTER VASCULARIZED PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION RESULTING IN GRAFT DYSFUNCTION

Mesenteric arteriovenous fistula (AVP) is an unusual complication afte r vascularized pancreas transplantation. We report the case of a patie nt who developed a mesenteric AVF in the transplanted mesenteric bundl e which resulted in severe and protracted endocrine insufficiency nece ssitating reinstitution of insulin therapy. This was reversible with s urgical correction of the AVE This complication should be included in the differential diagnosis of pancreas allograft dysfunction.