immune disorders
Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation
Introduction
Pancreatic islet cell transplantation is the surgical removal of the pancreas from a recently deceased person, the separation of islet cells from the pancreas, and then their injection into a person with severe diabetes whose pancreas no longer makes enoughinsulin. (See also Overview of Transplantation .) Islet cells are the cells in the Pancreas that produce Transplanting islet cells is simpler and safer than Pancreas Transplantation , and about 75% of people who receive an islet cell transplant no longer need 