Abstract |
Percutaneous transhepatic intraportal pancreatic islet transplantation is an experimental treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes. The radiologic aspects of pancreatic islet transplantation are described, including a review of interventional radiology, ultrasound, and fluoroscopy image-guided, minimally invasive techniques and procedure-related complications and their avoidance.
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Authors | Ziv Neeman, Boaz Hirshberg, David Harlan, Bradford J Wood |
Journal | Current diabetes reports
(Curr Diab Rep)
Vol. 6
Issue 4
Pg. 310-5
(Aug 2006)
ISSN: 1534-4827 [Print] United States |
PMID | 16879784
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural, Review)
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Topics |
- Hemorrhage
(therapy)
- Humans
- Islets of Langerhans
(diagnostic imaging)
- Islets of Langerhans Transplantation
(methods)
- Postoperative Complications
(therapy)
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Transplantation, Homologous
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