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Pancreas Harvesting and Preservation Techniques

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The emergence of pancreas transplantation as a modality for the treatment of diabetes mellitus has necessitated the development of criteria for cadaver donors as well as techniques for preserving this organ. Although there has been some experimental work in this area, much of what has been applied has come from the renal transplant experience without considerable modification.

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Toledo-Pereyra, L.H. (1988). Pancreas Harvesting and Preservation Techniques. In: Toledo-Pereyra, L.H. (eds) Pancreas Transplantation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1735-7_3

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