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Pancreatitis and Islet Cell Transplants: Ask Dr. Khan

Khalid Khan, MD is a gastroenterologist and medical director of the Islet Cell Transplant Program at the MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute. Here, he answers questions about chronic and acute pancreatitis and a cutting edge treatment called autologous islet cell transplant. Click on “show more” below to see all of the questions Dr. Khan answers. Clicking on a specific question will link you to that answer. 0:00 Meet Dr. Khan 3:30 What does the pancreas do? 4:00 What are islet cells? 4:55 What is chronic versus acute pancreatitis? 6:22 Does chronic pancreatitis lead to pancreatic cancer? 7:24 Why does chronic pancreatitis lead to pancreatic cancer? 8:40 How do you diagnose pancreatitis? 10:07 Why can diagnosing chronic pancreatitis be so tricky? 11:00 What are the tests you use to diagnose pancreatitis? 12:30 What are the symptoms of chronic pancreatitis? 13:10 What is an islet cell transplant? 14:35 How long does the islet cell transplant surgery take? 15:31 During the transplant, does harvesting more islet cells from the pancreas mean a lower chance of having diabetes afterwards? 16:25 Can I live without my pancreas? 17:35 Will I take pills after having an islet cell transplant? 18:05 Wouldn’t it be easier to transplant the entire pancreas and not just the islet cells? 18:35 Will I need insulin after an islet cell transplant? 19:30 How long is the recovery from an islet cell transplant? 20:45 Why is it important to diagnose chronic pancreatitis sooner rather than later? 21:10 How important is the laboratory to the success of an islet cell transplant? 22:20 Why come to the MGTI for an islet cell transplant?