Dr. Joseph Melancon, head of the kidney-pancreas transplantation unit at Georgetown University Hospital, oversaw the project.
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Two injection sites were used: the surface of the small intestine and the hepatic portal vein that connects the pancreas and the liver, where islet transplantation normally is performed.
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Two or more whole pancreases from dead donors are needed for an islet transplantation, compared to just half of a living pancreas, experts have found.
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