Horseshoe Shaped Pancreas

Authors

  • Tatsuya Kin Clinical Islet Laboratory and Clinical Islet Transplant Program, University of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  • A M James Shapiro Clinical Islet Laboratory and Clinical Islet Transplant Program, University of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/1590-8577/2063

Keywords:

Islets of Langerhans, Islets of Langerhans Transplantation, Tissue Donors

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Image: Horseshoe shaped pancreas.

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Author Biography

Tatsuya Kin, Clinical Islet Laboratory and Clinical Islet Transplant Program, University of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

  • Director, Clinical Islet Laboratory, University of Alberta
  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta
  • Director, Alberta Islet Distribution Program
  • Technical Advisor, IsletCore, Alberta Diabetes Institute

Dr Tatsuya Kin earned his MD degree at the Nara Medical University, Japan in 1988. After he completed a general surgery residency, he received PhD in experimental surgery with a focus on islet cell transplantation. In 1998 he joined clinical islet transplantation team at the University of Alberta, Canada. Since then, he has been actively involved in more than 1,000 human islet isolations and 400 islet transplantations at the University of Alberta.

References

Colella AC, Pigorini F. Experiences in pancreas scanning using 75-Se-selenomethionine. Br J Radiol 1967; 40:662-9. [PMID 4291800].

Kreel L, Sandin B, Slavin G. Pancreatic morphology – a combined radiological and pathological study. Clin Radiol 1973; 24:154-61. [PMID 4733275].

Yazu T, Kimura T, Yamamoto K, Sumii T, Arita Y, Takano S, et al. Horseshoe anomaly of the pancreas. Pancreas 1992; 7:503-6. [PMID 1641393].

Horseshoe shaped pancreas

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Published

2014-01-10

How to Cite

Kin, T., & Shapiro, A. M. J. (2014). Horseshoe Shaped Pancreas. JOP. Journal of the Pancreas, 15(1), 78. https://doi.org/10.6092/1590-8577/2063

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2014): January - p. 1-83

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MULTIMEDIA ARTICLES

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