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Diabetes‐free survival after extended distal pancreatectomy and islet auto transplantation for benign or borderline/malignant lesions of the pancreas
Author(s) -
Balzano Gianpaolo,
Maffi Paola,
Nano Rita,
Mercalli Alessia,
Melzi Raffaella,
Aleotti Francesca,
De Cobelli Francesco,
Magistretti Paola,
Scavini Marina,
Secchi Antonio,
Falconi Massimo,
Piemonti Lorenzo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.15219
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , pancreatectomy , pancreas , islet , transplantation , pancreas transplantation , gastroenterology , surgery , islet cell transplantation , endocrinology , kidney transplantation
Islet autotransplant is particularly attractive to prevent diabetes after extended pancreatectomy for benign or borderline/malignant pancreas disease. Between 2008 and 2018, 25 patients underwent left extended pancreatectomy (>60%) and islet autotransplant for a neoplasm located in the pancreatic neck or proximal body. Overall, disease‐free and diabetes‐free survivals were estimated and compared with those observed in 68 nondiabetic patients who underwent distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic neoplasms without islet autotransplant. Median follow‐up was 4 years. We observed no deaths and a low morbidity (nonserious procedure‐related complications in 2 of 25 patients). Patient and insulin‐independent survival rates at 4 years were 100% and 96%, respectively. Glucose homeostasis remained within a nondiabetic range at all times for 19 (73%) of 25 patients. Preoperative glycemic level and insulin resistance were major predictors of diabetes development in these patients. Patients undergoing islet autotransplant had a longer diabetes‐free survival than did patients without islet autotransplant ( P = .04). In conclusion, islet autotransplant after extended pancreatic resection for neoplasms is a safe and successful procedure for preventing diabetes.