Pancreatic islet transplantation has become an established approach to β-cell replacement
therapy for the treatment of insulin-deficient diabetes. Recent progress in techniques for islet …

Lessons Learned From More Than 1,000 Pancreas Transplants at... : Annals of Surgery Lessons
Learned From More Than 1,000 Pancreas Transplants at a Single Institution : Annals of Surgery …

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

This paper reviews the current status of our understanding of the epidemiology, diagnosis,
and management of the continuum of pancreatic diseases from acute and recurrent acute …

Although pancreas transplantation is increasingly being performed in an effort to provide
type 1 diabetic patients with the possibility of an insulin-injection–free existence, islet …

Background Islet transplantation is a successful β-cell replacement therapy for selected
patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Although high rates of early insulin independence are …

It has indeed been a distinct honor to be the recipient of the 2002 Outstanding Scientific
Achievement Award, and I was happy to accept it, on behalf of the entire islet transplant field …

Long-term studies strongly suggest that tight control of blood glucose levels achieved by
conventional intensive insulin treatment, self-blood glucose monitoring and patient's …

Methods. IAT function was determined in 173 patients after total pancreatectomy at our
center. Islet function was considered full in insulin-independent patients, partial when …

Significant deficiencies in understanding of xenospecific immunity have impeded the
success of preclinical trials in xenoislet transplantation. Although galactose-α1, 3-galactose …