title: Partial dorsal agenesis accompanied with circumportal pancreas in a donor for islet transplantation.
abstract: As embryonic development of the pancreas progresses, a wide range of congenital anomalies and variations can occur. We report on the incidental observation of partial agenesis of the dorsal pancreas coexistent with cricumportal pancreas in a donor for islet transplantation. We successfully recovered a high yield of islets from such a pancreas, and the islet recipient achieved insulin independence after transplant. This case report discusses the suitability of the anomalous pancreas as a donor organ for islet transplant and the possible embryologic association between the two entities.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Islet Laboratory and Clinical Islet Transplant Program, University of Alberta, Alberta Canada. tkin@ualberta.ca
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kin
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shapiro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016381:Islets of Langerhans Transplantation / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D014019:Tissue Donors