Pancreas transplantation for diabetes mellitus / 中华内分泌代谢杂志
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
; (12): 85-88, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
Diabetes mellitus impacts patient survival and quality of life mainly due to its acute and chronic complications.Pancreas transplantation may restore normoglycemia and reduce the complication of insulin-dependent diabetes,thus improving the quality of life and prolonging patient's survival.Although pancreas transplantation requires major surgery and life-long immunosuppression therapy,it currently remains the gold stand for patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus,who do not respond to conventional therapy.Meanwhile,potential of the islet transplantation,insulin-producing cells replacement therapy,and artificial pancreas as the alternative to pancreas transplantation are under investigation.
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Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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2012
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