Pancreas Transplantation Practice Questions

Question 1

In orthotopic liver transplantation, which is the best way to achieve bile drainage in the donor liver

Accepted Answer

Donor bile duct with recipient bile duct or Roux-en-Y choledochojejunostomy

Answer

Donor bile duct with jejunum of recipient

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Donor bile duct with duodenum of recipient

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External drainage for a few days followed by choledochojejunostomy

Question 2

What is the most common immunosuppressant regimen used in renal transplant for maintenance?

Accepted Answer

Calcineurin inhibitors + Purine antagonists + Glucocorticoids

Answer

Calcineurin inhibitors + Purine antagonists + Basliximab

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Glucocorticoids + Cyclophosphamide

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Cyclophosphamide + Purine antagonists + Glucocorticoids

Question 3

Wrong statement about SGLT (sodium-glucose linked transporter):

Accepted Answer

SGLT2 inhibitors worsen heart failure

Answer

SGLT2 inhibitors produce weight loss

Answer

SGLT1 is present in the intestine and kidneys

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SGLT1 has low capacity and high affinity

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a common complication of acute pancreatitis?

Accepted Answer

Hypercalcemia

Answer

Subcutaneous fat necrosis

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Hyperlipidemia

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Increased amylase level

Question 5

Which of the following is not a recognized complication of chronic pancreatitis?

Accepted Answer

Renal artery thrombosis

Answer

Pancreatic pseudocyst

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Splenic vein thrombosis

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Pancreatic fistula

Question 6

All are indications of liver transplantation except:

Accepted Answer

Hepatic adenomas

Answer

Primary sclerosing cholangitis

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Fulminant hepatitis

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Alcoholic cirrhosis

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Primary biliary cirrhosis

Question 7

What is the method of delivery for islet cell transplantation in diabetes mellitus?

Accepted Answer

Infused into the portal vein

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Thigh

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Pelvis

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Forearm muscles

Question 8

Which of the following is a cause of post-transplantation hypertension? I. Rejection II. Cyclosporine nephrotoxicity III. Renal transplant artery stenosis (RTAS) IV. Recurrent disease in the allograft. Select the correct option.

Accepted Answer

All of the options are correct causes of post-transplantation hypertension.

Answer

None of the above are correct causes.

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I, II, and IV are correct causes.

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I and III are correct causes.

Question 9

Which is the common site of injection of islet cells in islet cell transplant for diabetes mellitus?

Accepted Answer

Portal vein

Answer

Forearm muscles

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Pancreas

Answer

Pelvis

Question 10

Xenograft is transplantation of tissue:

Accepted Answer

From a different species

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From same species

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From genetically identical twins

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From one part of body to another

Pancreas Transplantation — MCQs

Pancreas Transplantation — MCQs

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