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Islet transplantation is a relatively simple procedure that does not require major surgery and is performed using local anesthesia and under light sedation in a special radiology suite.
Using ultrasound guidance, a catheter (small tube) is inserted into the portal vein that leads to the liver. The patient remains awake for the entire procedure, which typically lasts less than an hour.
Similar to an intravenous (“IV”) drip, the purified islets flow by gravity from an infusion bag through this vein and are dispersed throughout the liver.
There, the transplanted cells develop a new blood supply (engraftment) and begin to produce insulin.
>> Improving Islet Engraftment
>> Immune Monitoring
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>> Transplant procedure
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