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I wanted to see exactly where they transplanted the islet cells, because my understanding was that transplanting them to the pancreas was not really viable for a number of reasons:
percutaneous transhepatic portal vein transplantation
Does this mean they implanted them on the surface of the main vein transporting blood out of the liver?
Okay, through the skin, sure, but what about the other 4 words? They go in through the skin into a blood vessel… to where?