Pancreas Preservation by the Two-Layer Method: Does it Have a Beneficial Effect Compared with Simple Preservation in University of Wisconsin Solution?

A large number of reports have shown that the two-layer method (TLM), which employs oxygenated perfluorochemical (PFC) and University of Wisconsin (UW) solution, is superior to simple cold storage in UW in islet transplantation. However, two recent large-scale studies showed no beneficial effect of...

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Main Authors: Hirofumi Noguchi M.D., Ph.D., Marlon F. Levy, Naoya Kobayashi, Shinichi Matsumoto M.D., Ph.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2009-05-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/096368970901805-603