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Walter Reed performs rare transplant of pancreas cells - washingtonpost.com

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A 21-year-old airman who was shot in the abdomen at a remote outpost in Afghanistan last month underwent a rare procedure at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in which cells were rescued from his severely damaged pancreas and transplanted into his liver.

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Tags: Liver, Pancreatic Disease, Diabetes, Transplantation

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