Total pancreatectomy and islet autotransplantation are done for chronic pancreatitis with
intractable pain when other treatment measures have failed, allowing insulin secretory …

Total pancreatectomy has been used to treat both benign and malignant disease of the
pancreas, but its use has been limited by concerns about management of the apancreatic …

Islet transplantation can restore endogenous β-cell function to subjects with type 1 diabetes.
Sixty-five patients received an islet transplant in Edmonton as of 1 November 2004. Their …

BACKGROUND: Total pancreatectomy (TP) with intraportal islet autotransplantation (IAT)
can relieve pain and preserve β-cell mass in patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP) when …

Objective: Describe the surgical technique, complications, and long-term outcomes of total
pancreatectomy and islet autotransplantation (TP-IAT) in a large series of pediatric patients …

Total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT) is a surgical procedure used to
treat severe complications of chronic pancreatitis or very high risk of pancreatic cancer while …

Objective: Total pancreatectomy and islet cell autotransplantation (TPIAT) has been
increasingly utilized for the management of chronic pancreatitis (CP) with early success …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Total pancreatectomy (TP) and islet autotransplant (IAT) have been
used to treat patients with painful chronic pancreatitis. Initial studies indicated that most …

BACKGROUND: For patients who suffer from severe chronic pancreatitis, total
pancreatectomy can alleviate pain, and islet autotransplantation (IAT) might preserve …

A 7-year-old girl with severe hereditary pancreatitis underwent total pancreatectomy. A total
of 160 000 islet equivalents (6400 islet/kg) were transplanted to the brachioradialis muscle …