Remote Processing of Pancreas can Restore Normal Glucose Homeostasis in Autologous Islet Transplantation after Traumatic Whipple Pancreatectomy: Technical Considerations
An emergency autologous islet transplant after a traumatic Whipple operation and subsequent total pancreatectomy was performed for a 21-year-old patient who was wounded with multiple abdominal gunshot wounds. After Whipple pancreatectomy, the remnant pancreas (63.5 g), along with other damaged organ...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Cell Transplantation |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3727/096368911X600984 |