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The aim of this study was to analyze the results of the first deceased donor kidney transplantation (KTx) in patients with end-stage kidney disease caused by long-lasting type 1 diabetes (T1D), performed alone or simultaneously with the pancreas (SPK), in a long-term follow-up period. Methods: Groups of 101 consecutive T1D patients after KTx and 93 patients after SPK performed in two transplant centers with a minimal follow-up period of 5 years were included in the analysis. Results: Recipient, kidney graft, and death-censored kidney graft survival in a follow-up period of up to 20 years did not differ between KTx and SPK groups. In the entire observation period, total diabetes duration was shorter in the SPK group compared to KTx (28.1 \u00b1 7.4 vs. 34.9 \u00b1 11.0 years), and myocardial infarction (21 vs. 7%), limb amputation (12 vs. 3%), and proteinuria (40 vs. 18%) were more common in the KTx group than in SPK. The estimated glomerular filtration rate was lower in KTx recipients compared to SPK. Recipient survival was affected by the recipient\u2019s age and the duration of dialysis vintage, and kidney graft survival was affected by the duration of dialysis vintage, episodes of acute rejection, and high pretransplant sensitization in patients. Conclusions: Despite reduced diabetes duration, a decreased frequency of cardiovascular disease complications and better kidney graft function, a simultaneously transplanted pancreas does not improve patient or kidney graft survival in T1D kidney recipients.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm15072565","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,27]],"date-time":"2026-03-27T12:45:53Z","timestamp":1774615553000},"page":"2565","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Comparative Analysis of Kidney and Simultaneous Pancreas\u2013Kidney Transplantation: Long-Term Outcomes in Type 1 Diabetic Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5431-1611","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jacek","family":"Ziaja","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Medical 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