Open AccessA Novel Subcutaneous Site of Islet Transplantation Superior to the Liver
Author(s) -
Yohichi Yasunami,
Yuji Nakafusa,
Naoyoshi Nitta,
Masafumi Nakamura,
Masafumi Goto,
Junko Ono,
Masaru Taniguchi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0000000000002162
Subject(s) - islet , transplantation , liver transplantation , medicine , surgery , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
Islet transplantation is an attractive treatment for patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, and currently, the liver is the favored transplantation site. However, an alternative site is desirable because of the low efficiency of hepatic transplantation, requiring 2 to 3 donors for a single recipient, and because the transplanted islets cannot be accessed or retrieved.