Islet autotransplantation to preserve beta cell mass in selected patients with chronic pancreatitis and diabetes mellitus undergoing total pancreatectomy

OBJECTIVES: Islet autotransplant (IAT) is performed in non-diabetic patients with chronic pancreatitis at the time of total pancreatectomy (TP) to minimize risk of post-operative diabetes. The role of TPIAT in patients with chronic pancreatitis and C-peptide positive diabetes is not established. We...

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Main Authors: Bellin, Melena D., Beilman, Gregory J., Dunn, Ty, Pruett, Timothy, Chinnakotla, Srinath, Ngo, Anh, Radosevich, David M., Freeman, Martin L., Schwarzenberg, Sarah J., Balamurugan, A.N., Hering, Bernhard J., Sutherland, David E.R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3573248/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23146918
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MPA.0b013e3182681182
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