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Etiology, Severity and Recurrence of Acute Pancreatitis in Southern Taiwan
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2006 Changes in lifestyle have led to variation in the etiologies of acute pancreatitis in different areas of Taiwan. This study investigated the etiologies and factors associated with severity and recurrence of acute pancreatitis in southern Taiwan. Methods:
Chun-Hao Chen +5 more
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Scientific Reports, 2018 The use of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors may be associated with pancreatic cancer and acute pancreatitis. Recent meta-analyses have reported conflicting findings.
L. C. Pinto +4 more
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Chronic GLP-1 receptor activation by exendin-4 induces expansion of pancreatic duct glands in rats and accelerates formation of dysplastic lesions and chronic pancreatitis in the Kras(G12D) mouse model. [PDF]
, 2012 Pancreatic duct glands (PDGs) have been hypothesized to give rise to pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN). Treatment with the glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 analog, exendin-4, for 12 weeks induced the expansion of PDGs with mucinous metaplasia and
Butler, Peter C +5 more
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Childhood acute leukemia and type 1 diabetes in children: A nationwide case–control study
International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.What's New? The etiology of childhood acute leukemia remains poorly understood. Accumulating evidence suggests a potential link between leukemia and autoimmune diseases. This nationwide, register‐based case–control study investigated the association between childhood acute leukemia and type 1 diabetes in Finland.
Julia Ventelä +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Management of acute pancreatitis in the first 72 hours
Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, 2018 Purpose of review Acute pancreatitis is a common condition that affects patients with varying degrees of severity and may lead to significant morbidity and mortality.
T. James, Seth D. Crockett
semanticscholar +1 more source
Staging chronic pancreatitis with exocrine function tests: Are we better? [PDF]
, 2017 Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is an inflammatory disease of the pancreas evolving in progressive fibrotic disruption of the gland with exocrine and endocrine pancreatic insufficiency.
MOLETTA, LUCIA, SPERTI, COSIMO
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International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.What's New? Following the Chernobyl disaster, workers were recruited from formerly Soviet‐occupied areas, including Lithuania, to participate in clean‐up efforts. Radiation exposure incurred by workers during these efforts offers a unique opportunity for the study of long‐term health effects.
Rita Steponaviciene +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Prospective Validation of a Decision Tree Model for Prediction of Severity in Acute Pancreatitis
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2018 Background: Early identification of severe acute pancreatitis is important for early stratification, goal directed fluid therapy, rationalizing level of care to improve outcome.
Tanka Prasad Bohara +4 more
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Mechanisms and Management of Acute Pancreatitis
Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2018 Acute pancreatitis represents a disorder characterized by acute necroinflammatory changes of the pancreas and is histologically characterized by acinar cell destruction.
A. Garber +3 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Pancreatic adaptive responses in alcohol abuse: Role of the unfolded protein response. [PDF]
, 2015 The majority of those who drink excessive amounts of alcohol do not develop pancreatic disease. One overarching hypothesis is that alcohol abuse requires additional risk factors, either environmental or genetic, for disease to occur.
Lugea, Aurelia +2 more
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