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Islet Cell Transplantation Procedure and Surgical Technique
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Islet Cell Transplantation Procedure and Surgical Technique

A.M. James Shapiro and Camillo Ricordi
Textbook of Organ Transplantation, pp.682-690
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
2014-08-12

Abstract

surgical technique clinical research/practice insulin/C‐peptide islet transplantation islet isolation islets of Langerhans
Compared with solid organ transplantation of liver, pancreas, kidney, heart, or lungs, percutaneous clinical islet transplantation may be considered one of the safest of all the transplant procedures, at least in expert hands. This chapter reviews the techniques required for surgical procurement of the pancreas, clinical islet isolation, islet culture, and the percutaneous or open procedures used for intraportal islet transplantation in the recipient.

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