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 Diabetes Mellitus is the principle cause of kidney failure and blindness in adults and leads to more cases of amputation and impotence than any other disease. It is one of the most common chronic diseases in childhood. The aims of pancreas or islet transplantation are to improve the quality of life of patients with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and to ameliorate secondary complications. |
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Tags: Gastroenterology, Pancreas, Islet of Langerhan, kidney failure, Islet, Transplantation, islet, transplantation, improve, quality, patients, insulin |