A<unk>  transplant is an organ transplant that involves implanting a healthy<unk>  (one that can produce insulin) into a person who has diabetes. Because the<unk>  performs functions necessary in the digestion process, the recipient's native<unk>  is left in place, and the donated<unk>  attached in a different location.  In the event of rejection of the new<unk> , the recipient could not survive without the native<unk>  still in place. The healthy<unk>  comes from a donor who has just died or it may be a partial<unk>  from a living donor.  Whole<unk>  transplants from living donors are not possible, again because the<unk>  is a necessary organ for digestion. At present,<unk>  transplants are usually performed in persons with insulin-dependent diabetes who have severe complications.
Pancreas transplantation
Bioartificial liver device
Liver dialysis
Artificial extracorporeal liver support
Liver transplantation
Annular pancreas surgery
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome surgery
Insulin potentiation therapy