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Review
. 2008 Jul;90(5):368-70.
doi: 10.1308/003588408X301226.

Pancreas transplantation

S A White  1 , D W Manas
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Review

Pancreas transplantation

S A White et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 Jul.

Abstract

Over the last 5 years, there has been a resumed interest in treating diabetes by transplantation, particularly islet transplantation. However, despite advances being reported in Canada and the US, replication in the UK has been much more difficult. At present there is still only one treatment that can consistently reverse insulin independence in the long-term and that is whole pancreas transplantation. Long-term normoglycaemia has beneficial effects on preventing and ameliorating the secondary complications of diabetes and will be discussed.

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