title: Fully robotic-assisted technique for total pancreatectomy with an autologous islet transplant in chronic pancreatitis patients: results of a first series.
authors.affiliation: Section of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Electronic address: cgalvani@surgery.arizona.edu.
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Galvani
authors.affiliation: Institute for Cellular Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
authors.forename: Horacio
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rodriguez Rilo
authors.affiliation: Section of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Samamé
authors.affiliation: Division of Transplantation and Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Porubsky
authors.affiliation: Division of Transplantation and Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rana
authors.affiliation: Division of Transplantation and Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
authors.forename: Rainer W G
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Gruessner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016381:Islets of Langerhans Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D050500:Pancreatitis, Chronic / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012371:Robotics; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome