Success With Islet Autotransplantation for Pancreatic Neoplasia Using a Careful Approach

Melena D Bellin^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN.
² Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN.

Comment

Melena D Bellin. Transplantation. 2024.

. 2024 Sep 1;108(9):1830-1831.

doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000005050. Epub 2024 May 21.

Melena D Bellin^{1

2}

¹ Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN.
² Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN.

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Autologous Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation Following Pancreatectomy for Pancreas Diseases Other Than Chronic Pancreatitis: A 15-y Study of the Milan Protocol.
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