Islet Transplantation Alone Versus Solitary Pancreas Transplantation: an Outcome-Driven Choice?
2019
Purpose of review In patients with type 1 diabetes with extreme
glycemicvariability, the restoration of
pancreasendocrine function is potentially and completely achieved with islets of Langerhans (tissue derived from whole organ) or
pancreas(whole
organ)
transplantation. The aim of our review is to report on the latest studies and to highlight the benefits and risks of the two procedures, providing clearer, more selective, evidence-based clinical indications that also consider the impact on the degenerative complications of diabetes as a potential benefit.
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