RT Journal
A1 Toledo-Pereyra LH, Castellanos J, Manifacio G, Lillehei RC
T1 BAsic requirements of pancreatic mass for transplantation
JF Archives of Surgery
JO Archives of Surgery
YR 1979
FD September 1
VO 114
IS 9
SP 1058
OP 1062
DO 10.1001/archsurg.1979.01370330080015
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1979.01370330080015
AB • In canine pancreas autografts, more than 20% (30% to 40%) of the pancreatic mass (body and distal head or proximal tail) is required for the establishment of a satisfactory endocrine response. Transplantation of 20% of the pancreatic mass did not result in an adequate restoration of the endocrine function. We believe that this study gives a practical answer to the question of how much pancreatic mass is necessary for the establishment of normal functional response after transplantation. This autotransplantation model precludes the determination of the content and volume of transplanted pancreatic islets. Thus, our model indicates the requirements of the pancreatic mass of the specific anatomic areas that were transplanted, but does not indicate the actual amount of transplanted islets.(Arch Surg 114:1058-1062, 1979)