1.1
The current evidence on autologous pancreatic islet cell transplantation for improved glycaemic control after pancreatectomy shows some short-term efficacy, although most patients require insulin therapy in the long term. The reported complications result mainly from the major surgery involved in pancreatectomy (rather than from the islet cell transplantation). The procedure may be used with normal arrangements for clinical governance in units with facilities for islet cell isolation (see also section 2.5.1).