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Imaging features of pancreatic metastases: A comparison with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Purpose: To compare imaging features of pancreatic metastases (PM) with those of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDAC). Methods: CT and MR scans of 24 patients with 54 PM and 30 patients with PDAC were reviewed to evaluate the imaging features, which ...
Agrusa, Antonino   +10 more
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Endoscopic transpapillary drainage in disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome after acute pancreatitis and trauma: long-term outcomes in 31 patients

open access: yesBMC Gastroenterology, 2019
Background Conventionally, disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome is treated surgically. Endoscopic management is associated with lesser morbidity and mortality than that observed with surgery and shows similar success rates.
Yan Chen   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

EUS-Guided Pancreatic Cyst Ablation: a Clinical and Technical Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Purpose of Review Pancreatic cystic lesions represent a growing public health dilemma, particularly as our population ages and cross-sectional imaging becomes more sensitive.
DeWitt, John M.   +2 more
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Placement of a 6 mm, fully covered metal stent for main pancreatic head duct stricture due to chronic pancreatitis: a pilot study (with video)

open access: yesTherapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, 2016
Background: Temporary stent placement is widely performed for pancreatic duct stenosis due to chronic pancreatitis. A fully covered self-expandable metal stent (FCSEMS) has a larger diameter, and therefore longer stent patency, and the effect of ...
Takeshi Ogura   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Expression of neurogenin3 reveals an islet cell precursor population in the pancreas [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Differentiation of early gut endoderm cells into the endocrine cells forming the pancreatic islets of Langerhans depends on a cascade of gene activation events controlled by transcription factors including the basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) proteins.
Anderson, David J.   +8 more
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Sequential drain amylase to guide drain removal following pancreatectomy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
BACKGROUND: Although used as criterion for early drain removal, postoperative day (POD) 1 drain fluid amylase (DFA) ≤ 5000 U/L has low negative predictive value for clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula (CR-POPF).
Dillhoff, M.   +15 more
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Pancreatic-Duct Reflux and Acute Gallstone Pancreatitis

open access: yesAnnals of Surgery, 1986
A consecutive series of 614 operative cholangiograms was studied prospectively to determine the relationship of pancreatic-duct reflux to a previous history of acute gallstone pancreatitis. Of 53 patients who had previously had pancreatitis, 33 had pancreatic-duct reflux on their cholangiogram (62.3%), whereas, of 561 patients with no history of ...
C P, Armstrong, T V, Taylor
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
A 61-year-old gentleman who lives with his wife and 20-year-old son, presented to the polyclinic with a four week history of pruritus. On examination he was found to be jaundiced and his LFTs were high.
Bezzina, Sarah, Debattista, Daniel
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