It is a rare type of cancer called pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor that afflicts the hormone producing islet cells in the pancreas.

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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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Your type I or juvenile-onset diabetes is due to the islet cells located in your pancreas no longer producing insulin.

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Islet cells, found in the pancreas, could theoretically be developed from stem cells.

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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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