Living-Donor Islets


(Journal Article): Insulin independence after living-donor distal pancreatectomy and islet allotransplantation.
 
Matsumoto S, Okitsu T, Iwanaga Y, Noguchi H, Nagata H, Yonekawa Y, Yamada Y, Fukuda K, Tsukiyama K, Suzuki H, Kawasaki Y, Shimodaira M, Matsuoka K, Shibata T, Kasai Y, Maekawa T, Shapiro J, Tanaka K
 
IN: Lancet 2005; 365(9471):1642-1644
Impact Factor(s) of Lancet: 23.407 (2005), 21.713 (2004), 18.316 (2003), 15.397 (2002), 13.251 (2001)

ABSTRACT: Rising demand for islet transplantation will lead to severe donor shortage in the near future, especially in countries where cadaveric organ donation is scarce. We undertook a succ... Click HERE for details

 



 
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