@article {Arce435, author = {Karla M. Arce and Yu Kuei Lin and Tyler Stevens and R. Matthew Walsh and Betul A. Hatipoglu}, title = {Total pancreatectomy and islet cell autotransplantation: Definitive treatment for chronic pancreatitis}, volume = {83}, number = {6}, pages = {435--442}, year = {2016}, doi = {10.3949/ccjm.83a.15056}, publisher = {Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine}, abstract = {In appropriately selected patients, total pancreatectomy and islet cell autotransplant controls pain and improves quality of life while often minimizing the development of overt diabetes. Multidisciplinary management and lifelong follow-up help to maximize the benefit of this procedure. This review highlights its history, indications, metabolic outcomes, and future directions.}, issn = {0891-1150}, URL = {https://www.ccjm.org/content/83/6/435}, eprint = {https://www.ccjm.org/content/83/6/435.full.pdf}, journal = {Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine} }