Pancreas transplantation: do patients benefit?
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Pancreas Transplantation for Patients With Diabetes Mellitus
CURRENT STATUS OF PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION— By the end of 1990, —3100 pancreas transplants are known to have been performed (1). In 1990, —550 were performed in the U.S. (1); a similar number were performed in 1991. Thus, pancreas transplantation has changed from an occasional procedure to a frequently used therapy for selected patients. The major clinical questions surrounding pancreas transpl...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Diabetologia
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0012-186X,1432-0428
DOI: 10.1007/bf00401376