Guest guest Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 While this probably would never be of use to any of us, I thought that the pure science of this procedure would be of interest to the group. One of our local TV stations had an article about a man who had chronic pancreatitis. The surgeon removed his pancreas, "purified" the islet cells that make insulin and other hormones and then transplanted the cells into the liver. A comment was made that patients undergoing this procedure DO eventually develop diabetes. Penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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