Outcomes of Islet Autotransplantation in Chronic Pancreatitis Patients with Complete Acinar Atrophy

Total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT) is a promising treatment for refractory chronic pancreatitis (CP). Pathological features of CP include progressive fibrosis in pancreas parenchyma, atrophy, and/or ductal occlusion. Complete acinar atrophy (CAA) caused by chronic fibrosis a...

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Main Authors: Gumpei Yoshimatsu MD, PhD, Mazhar A. Kanak PhD, Srividya Vasu PhD, Kenjiro Kumano MD, PhD, Michael Lawrence PhD, Nicholas Onaca MD, Morihito Takita MD, PhD, Marlon F. Levy MD, Bashoo Naziruddin PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-09-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0963689720949242