| Literature DB >> 16879786 |
Timothy C Lee1, Neal R Barshes, Erin E Agee, Christine A O'Mahoney, F Charles Brunicardi, John A Goss.
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the Western world. Currently, the only forms of beta-cell replacement are whole organ pancreas transplantation and pancreatic islet transplantation. Whole organ transplantation has demonstrated benefits in prevention and reversal of diabetic complications with sustainable long-term outcomes. Pancreatic islet transplantation continues to be a field that needs further study to ascertain the true benefit of islet transplantation for diabetic complications. This can only be achieved with improvement in long-term islet allograft survival.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16879786 DOI: 10.1007/s11892-006-0068-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Diab Rep ISSN: 1534-4827 Impact factor: 4.810