Islet transplant offers alternative to pancreas transplant for patients with chronic pancreatitis
Mark Laftavi, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Mark Laftavi, MD (photo by Jim Howe) The main job of the pancreas is to secrete digestive enzymes, but tiny clusters of cells called islets have the important job…
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