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Acute Pancreatitis [PDF]

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1985
The exocrine pancreas secretes into the gut on demand more than 20 proteins that are indispensable for digestion. In-vivo autodigestion is prevented by an array of natural safeguards. In acute pancreatitis, inappropriate intrapancreatic activation and release of pancreatic hydrolases occur, but the pathogenetic mechanism of autodigestion is unclear ...
M C, Geokas, H A, Baltaxe, P A, Banks, J, Silva, C F, Frey   +4 more
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Catheter-directed thrombolysis versus systemic anticoagulation in the treatment of symptomatic splanchnic venous thrombosis secondary to acute pancreatitis: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Surgery, 2023
Background Catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) has been an important therapy and seems effective in patients with splanchnic venous thrombosis (SVT) secondary to some diseases, but this intervention hasn’t been formally evaluated in the setting of acute
Zongwen Zhang, Lin Gao, Zirui Liu, Gang Li, Bo Ye, Jing Zhou, Lu Ke, Zhihui Tong, Weiqin Li   +8 more
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Hyperparathyroidism Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis: Case Report of Mortality [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Acute pancreatitis may be caused by a myriad of factors, hypercalcemia secondary to hyperparathyroidism, albeit is a rare cause of acute pancreatitis but not unheard of.
Gillani, M. M. (Muhammad), Raza, V. F. (Vishal)   +1 more
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Plasma metagenomic next-generation sequencing of microbial cell-free DNA detects pathogens in patients with suspected infected pancreatic necrosis

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) is a life-threatening complication of acute pancreatitis (AP). Timely diagnosis of IPN could facilitate appropriate treatment, but there is a lack of reliable non-invasive screening tests.
Donghuang Hong, Peng Wang, Jingzhu Zhang, Kaiwei Li, Bo Ye, Gang Li, Jing Zhou, Zhihui Tong, Lu Ke, Songjing Shi, Weiqin Li   +10 more
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Case Report: Acute Pancreatitis Associated With Tacrolimus in Kidney Transplantation and a Review of the Literature

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
BackgroundDrug-induced pancreatitis is a rare cause of acute pancreatitis. Tacrolimus has been used as an immunosuppressant agent in patients after organ transplantation. However, only a few case reports of tacrolimus-induced acute pancreatitis in kidney
Yixuan Ding, Yixuan Ding, Chang Qu, Chang Qu, Huan He, Feng Cao, Feng Cao, Tongwen Ou, Fei Li, Fei Li   +9 more
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Incidence and risk factors of nasogastric feeding intolerance in moderately-severe to severe acute pancreatitis

BMC Gastroenterology, 2022
Background The importance of enteral nutrition (EN) in acute pancreatitis (AP) has been emphasised. Nasogastric (NG) feeding has been the preferred route for EN delivery in most AP patients intolerant to oral intake. However, gastric feeding intolerance (
Jiajia Lin, Cheng Lv, Cuili Wu, He Zhang, Zirui Liu, Lu Ke, Gang Li, Zhihui Tong, Jianfeng Tu, Weiqin Li   +9 more
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Ultrasound-Assisted versus Endoscopic Nasojejunal Tube Placement for Acute Pancreatitis: A Retrospective Feasibility Study

Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2021
Objective. The optimal technique for nasojejunal tube (NJT) placement in terms of facilitating early enteral nutrition (EN) in patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) is unclear. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the impact of two common techniques on EN
Gang Li, Jiajia Lin, Yang Liu, Qi Yang, Zhihui Tong, Lu Ke, Weiqin Li   +6 more
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Association of demographic and clinical factors with risk of acute pancreatitis: An exposure‐wide Mendelian randomization study

Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 2023
Background The incidence of acute pancreatitis (AP) is increasing over years, which brings enormous economy and health burden. However, the aetiologies of AP and underlying mechanisms are still unclear.
Qiu‐Yi Tang, Qi Yang, Xian‐Qiang Yu, Yu‐Xiu Liu, Zhi‐Hui Tong, Bai‐Qiang Li, Ya‐Ting Chen, Evan Yi‐Wen Yu, Wei‐Qin Li   +8 more
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The Diagnosis and Treatment of Local Complications of Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis in China: A National Survey

Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2021
Background. The optimal management strategy in acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) is debated, and compliance with current guidelines in China is not known. In this study, we performed a national survey on this topic in China. Methods.
Xiaowu Dong, Wenjian Mao, Lu Ke, Lin Gao, Jing Zhou, Bo Ye, Gang Li, Anthony Phillips, Zhihui Tong, John Windsor, Weiqin Li, Chinese Acute Pancreatitis Clinical Trials Group (CAPCTG)   +11 more
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Primary hyperparathyroidism can generate recurrent pancreatitis and secondary diabetes mellitus – A case report [PDF]

, 2019
Introduction. Acute or recurrent pancreatitis may be a complication of primary hyperparathyroidism and patients with previous episodes of pancreatitis may develop secondary diabetes mellitus. Case report.
Dănciulescu Miulescu, Rucsandra Elena, Guja, Loreta, Mîndrescu, Nicoleta, Văcaru, Georgeta, Ștefănescu, Emil   +4 more
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