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Age and Disease Duration Impact Outcomes of Total Pancreatectomy and Islet Autotransplant for PRSS1 Hereditary Pancreatitis.
Pancreas - 1 Apr 2018
Bellin Melena D, Prokhoda Polina, Hodges James S, Schwarzenberg Sarah J, Freeman Martin L, Dunn Ty B, Wilhelm Joshua J, Pruett Timothy L, Kirchner Varvara A, Beilman Gregory J, Chinnakotla Srinath
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OBJECTIVES: We investigated the impact of patient age and disease duration on islet isolation results, diabetes outcomes, and pain outcomes after total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplant (TPIAT) performed in 64 patients with hereditary pancreatitis due to PRSS1 gene mutation. METHODS: We evaluated the association of patient age and disease duration on islet isolation results and opioid use at 1 year using...
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