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June 28, 2022Annals of Surgery21 citationsOpen Access

Intraportal Islet Autotransplantation Independently Improves Quality of Life After Total Pancreatectomy in Patients With Chronic Refractory Pancreatitis

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SCSrinath ChinnakotlaGBGregory J. BeilmanDVDavid M. Vock

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QoL is significantly improved when insulin independence is present, and glycosylated hemoglobin is lower with a functioning islet graft. These data support offering IAT, rather than just performing total pancreatectomy and treating with exogenous insulin.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69e075d23dcc343e9cc11eb0https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000005553
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