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Total Pancreatectomy With Intraportal Islet Autotransplantation as a Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis in Patients With CFTR Mutations.
Pancreas - 1 Feb 2018
Colling Kristin P, Bellin Melena D, Schwarzenberg Sarah J, Berry Louise, Wilhelm Joshua J, Dunn Ty, Pruett Timothy L, Sutherland David E R, Chinnakotla Srinath, Dunitz Jordan M, Beilman Greg J
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OBJECTIVES: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is an infrequent but debilitating complication associated with CFTR mutations. Total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT) is a treatment option for CP that provides pain relief and preserves β-cell mass, thereby minimizing the complication of diabetes mellitus. We compared outcomes after TPIAT for CP associated with CFTR mutations to CP without CTFR...
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