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Pancreas Diet
A pancreas transplant is surgery to implant a healthy pancreas from a donor into a patient with diabetes. Pancreas transplants give the patient a chance to stop taking insulin injections.
Alternative Names
Transplant - pancreas; Transplantation - pancreas
Description
The healthy pancreas is taken from a donor who is brain dead, but is still on life support. The donor pancreas must be carefully matched to the patient who is receiving it.
A portion of the first part of the small intestine,...
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Annular pancreas
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
An annular pancreas is a ring of pancreatic tissue that encircles the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine). Normally, the pancreas sits... Read more »
Pancreas divisum
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Pancreas divisum is a birth defect in which parts of the pancreas fail to join together. The pancreas is a long flat organ located between the... Read more »
Researchers Test Artificial Pancreas
Researchers at Cambridge University have tested an artificial pancreas on 17 children with Type 1 diabetes and found it kept their blood sugar within... Read more »
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