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pancreas
pancreas In vertebrates, a gland lying between the
duodenum and
spleen, that secretes
trypsin and other digestive
enzymes, and that contains the
islets of Langerhans.
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Pancreas Allograft Biopsies in the Management of Pancreas Transplant Recipients: Histopathologic Review and Clinical Correlations
Magazine article from: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine; 8/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; Context.-Pancreas transplantation has become a therapeutic...understanding the histologic findings in pancreas transplantation. Data Sources.-The...were used for figures. Conclusions.-Pancreas transplantation reestablishes the physiologic...
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The pancreas: Gland of many talents, source of many woes
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 9/17/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...International Herald Tribune 09-17-2009 The pancreas: Gland of many talents, source of many...ANGIER Section: Basics Type: News The pancreas functions as a linchpin in some of the...nominate a nonobvious candidate: the pancreas. It may lie in the hidden depths of...
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Pancreas transplant offers hope of a cure Series: DIABETES - THE HIDDEN EPIDEMIC (STANDARD)
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 1/2/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...1987, when the pace of pancreas transplants quickened...rate for transplanted pancreases was less than 50 percent...kidneys and liver. If a pancreas transplant fails, the...rate for transplanted pancreases, one of the highest...undergone $75,000 dual pancreas-kidney transplants...
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Pancreas transplants: Are they a cure for diabetes?(Report)
Newspaper article from: Diabetes Management; 10/1/1999; 700+ words
; ...opinions vary whether a pancreas transplant should be...notes since more donor pancreases are available than are...list will get their pancreas transplants, Sutherland...there are about 5,000 pancreases available. Yet, he...only about 1,100 pancreas transplants are performed...
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Pancreas divisum: a cause of idiopathic acute pancreatitis
Magazine article from: Canadian Medical Association. Journal; 4/28/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...her abdomen and pelvis showed that her pancreas had a relatively normal appearance...cholangiopancreatography, which showed pancreas divisum. Following endoscopic retrograde...pancreatic buds fuse to form the adult pancreas. However, in about 10% of the population...
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The pancreas--hermit of the abdomen. (Home Study Program).
Magazine article from: AORN Journal; 6/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; The article "The pancreas--hermit of the abdomen" is the...reading and studying the article on the pancreas, the nurse will be able to (1) describe...research in regard to the role of the pancreas, (2) identify the stages of pancreatic...
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Solitary pancreas transplant not associated with improved survival for diabetics.
Newspaper article from: Immunotherapy Weekly; 12/17/2003; 700+ words
; ...with diabetes who received a solitary pancreas transplant appear to have worse survival...In the absence of kidney failure, pancreas transplantation may be considered for...American Medical Association, solitary pancreas transplantation (i.e., pancreas...
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Research on pancreas transplants discussed by J.P. Squifflet and co-researchers.
Newspaper article from: Blood Weekly; 9/11/2008; 700+ words
; ...first attempt to cure type 1 diabetes by pancreas transplantation was done at the University...1966, followed by a series of whole pancreas transplantation. Due to the lack of...and infections, it was concluded that pancreas was less antigenic than the kidney which...
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Diabetics receiving pancreas transplants have slightly lower survival rates than those on conventional therapy.
Newspaper article from: Transplant News; 12/15/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...list for pancreas alone, pancreas-after-kidney, or simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation...sugar levels because their pancreases cannot produce sufficient...of the hormone insulin. Pancreas transplantation can potentially...
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Extra pancreas helps diabetic end insulin shots
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 7/14/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...the same results as with the pancreas transplant, an insulin...insulin hormones, which the pancreas doesn't do in Type 1 diabetics...islet cells, culled from the pancreases of cadavers, and injected...people, because I thought the pancreas transplant was my truest answer...
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Pancreas Transplantation
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
Pancreas Transplantation Definition Pancreas transplantation is a surgical procedure in which a diseased pancreas is replaced with a healthy pancreas that has been obtained immediately after death from an immunologically compatible donor. Purpose...
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pancreas
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
pancreas The pancreas (from the Greek meaning ‘all flesh’) is a pale...circulating blood ( endocrine secretion ). By means of these products the pancreas is essential to the proper processing of food, through digestion to...
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Pancreas
Book article from: Biology
Pancreas The pancreas is a soft oblong organ located in the upper central region of the abdominal...shaped duodenum, the first portion of the small intestine. The pancreas is both an exocrine gland and an endocrine gland. The exocrine portion...
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fibrocystic disease of the pancreas
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
fibrocystic disease of the pancreas n. see cystic fibrosis .
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Pancreatectomy
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...Pancreatectomy is the surgical removal of the pancreas. Pancreatectomy may be total...referring to the removal of part of the pancreas. Purpose Pancreatectomy is the...effective treatment for cancer of the pancreas, an abdominal organ that secretes...
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