Novel technique of total pancreatectomy before autologous islet transplants in chronic pancreatitis patients

J Am Coll Surg. 2011 Dec;213(6):e29-34. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.09.008. Epub 2011 Oct 13.

Authors

Chirag S Desai¹, Derek A Stephenson, Khalid M Khan, Tun Jie, Angelika C Gruessner, Horacio L Rilo, Rainer W G Gruessner

Affiliation

¹ University of Arizona, Department of Surgery, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA. cdesai@surgery.arizona.edu

PMID: 21996486
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.09.008

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Dissection / methods
Female
Humans
Islets of Langerhans Transplantation*
Male
Middle Aged
Pancreatectomy / methods*
Pancreatitis, Chronic / etiology
Pancreatitis, Chronic / pathology
Pancreatitis, Chronic / surgery*
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome