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Auto-islet transplantation after pancreatectomy

2003; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 3; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1517/14712598.3.2.207

1744-7682

Fabrizio Panaro, Giuliano Testa, Diego Bogetti, Howard Sankary, W. Scott Helton, Enrico Benedetti,

Diabetes Management and Research

Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is an inflammatory disease that causes progressive and irreversible structural changes to the pancreas, resulting in permanent impairment of both endocrine and exocrine functions. In advanced cases of CP, pain can be relieved only with pancreatic resection. However, even partial resection of the pancreas in this setting may cause diabetes. Furthermore, postsurgical diabetes (PSD) always occurs after total or near-total pancreatectomy, which is commonly performed for CP. Auto transplantation of pancreatic islets into the portal vein after pancreatic resection can prevent PSD. The results of this strategy, which are already encouraging, are likely to improve in the near future because of significant progress in the isolation and preservation of pancreatic islets. This review discusses the current status and future prospects for auto-islet transplantation after pancreatic resection for CP.