RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Total pancreatectomy and islet cell autotransplantation: Definitive treatment for chronic pancreatitis
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 435
OP 442
DO 10.3949/ccjm.83a.15056
VO 83
IS 6
A1 Karla M. Arce
A1 Yu Kuei Lin
A1 Tyler Stevens
A1 R. Matthew Walsh
A1 Betul A. Hatipoglu
YR 2016
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/83/6/435.abstract
AB 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.