• Presse Med · Aug 2004

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    [Pancreatic islet transplantation, results, techniques, perspectives and indications].

    • Pierre-Yves Benhamou and François Bayle.
    • Département urologie néphrologie endocrinologie, CHU de Grenoble. pierre-yves.benhamou@ujf-grenoble.fr
    • Presse Med. 2004 Aug 28; 33 (14 Pt 1): 961-5.

    AbstractTHE SITUATION: Islet transplantation stands as a promising curative treatment for type 1 diabetes. Improvements of this still experimental procedure were recently obtained through the modification of the immunosuppressive regimen and the increase of the islet mass delivered to the patient. Several centers have now reported rates of insulin-independence of 80% and beyond after one year, although these cohorts of patients are limited, and the results restricted to experienced centers.

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