Total Pancreatectomy With Autologous Islet Cell Transplantation in Children: Making a Difference

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 725-726

  Schmulewitz, Nathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ALCOHOLIC PANCREATITIS; CHRONIC PAIN; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIABETES CONTROL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGEVITY; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS ISLET TRANSPLANTATION; PANCREAS RESECTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36;

FEMALE; HUMANS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PANCREATECTOMY; PANCREATITIS, CHRONIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 80052031806     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2011.05.023     Document Type: Editorial

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