Hypothermic Oxygenated Machine Perfusion of the Human Donor Pancreas
Background. Transplantation of beta cells by pancreas or islet transplantation is the treatment of choice for a selected group of patients suffering from type 1 diabetes mellitus. Pancreata are frequently not accepted for transplantation, because of the relatively high vulnerability of these organs...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Transplantation Direct |
| Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000000829 |