Currently, transplantation of whole pancreases results in insulin independence and normalization of glycosylated haemoglobin values for three years in up to 80 percent of recipients. One group of investigators in Edmonton, Canada, has had initial success with the less invasive procedure of islet transplantation. Should this procedure take precedence?
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transplant, transplantation, islet, pancreas, kidney
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