Total Pancreatectomy and Islet Autotransplant in the Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis: Tread Very, Very Carefully
Am J Gastroenterol
.
2018 Mar;113(3):322-323.
doi: 10.1038/ajg.2017.419.
Epub 2017 Nov 14.
Authors
Timothy B Gardner
1
,
Kerrington D Smith
2
Affiliations
1
Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA.
2
Division of Surgical Oncology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA.
PMID:
29134966
DOI:
10.1038/ajg.2017.419
No abstract available
MeSH terms
Humans
Islets of Langerhans
Islets of Langerhans Transplantation*
Pancreatectomy*
Pancreatitis, Chronic / surgery*
Patient Selection*
Transplantation, Autologous*