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Preventing surgically induced diabetes after total pancreatectomy via autologous islet cell reimplantation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20678606     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Total pancreatectomy may be the only treatment option that relieves pain and tissue destruction for patients with chronic pancreatitis, but this procedure causes surgically induced diabetes, which is difficult to manage because of the absence of insulin-producing beta cells. Some patients may benefit from autologous islet cell reimplantation, a procedure that involves collecting and purifying the islets of Langerhans from the patient's own resected pancreas and reinfusing them into the patient via the portal vein. Typically, candidates for this procedure are younger adults with nondilated pancreatitis that has yet to develop into glucose intolerance. Islet cell transplantation success varies and is directly related to the quality and quantity of the patient's pancreas and the damage caused by the chronic pancreatitis.
Authors:
Timothy A Brendle
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  AORN journal     Volume:  92     ISSN:  1878-0369     ISO Abbreviation:  AORN J     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-03     Completed Date:  2010-11-29     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372403     Medline TA:  AORN J     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  169-81; quiz 182-3     Citation Subset:  IM; N    
Copyright Information:
2010 AORN, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Diabetes Mellitus / etiology*,  prevention & control*
Humans
Islets of Langerhans Transplantation / methods*,  nursing*
Pancreatectomy / adverse effects*,  nursing
Pancreatitis, Chronic / surgery
Patient Education as Topic
Transplantation, Autologous

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