Is there a role for pancreas transplantation in type 2 diabetes mellitus?
The use of pancreas transplantation for type 2 diabetes mellitus is an emerging concept. Several lines of laboratory and clinical evidence suggest that in a carefully selected group of patients, long-term glycemic control and allograft function are similar to that observed for pancreas transplants performed for type 1 diabetes.
Sener
Alp
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Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, Center for Human Immunology, Schulich School of Medicine, London, ON, Canada. sener.alp@gmail.com
Cooper
Matthew
M
Bartlett
Stephen T
ST
D017668:Age of Onset; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000145:classification; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016381:Islets of Langerhans Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D018579:Patient Selection; D012307:Risk Factors