Expression and function of alpha(v)beta(3) and alpha(v)beta(5) integrins in the developing pancreas: roles in the adhesion and migration of putative endocrine progenitor cells. [PDF]
, 2000 Cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions play a critical role in tissue morphogenesis and in homeostasis of adult tissues. The integrin family of adhesion receptors regulates cellular interactions with the extracellular matrix, which provides three ...
Alpert +67 more
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Enormously dilated pancreatic duct [PDF]
Gut, 2021 A diabetic patient presented with 10 kg weight loss and slightly elevated C reactive protein without diarrhoea, abdominal pain, fever or leucocytosis. Serum lipase, transaminases, bilirubin, carcinoembryonic antigen and CA19-9 were normal. Ultrasound showed prominent perihilar bile ducts and a cystic mass of the pancreas (60×57 mm) with echogenic ...
Ronald Koschny +2 more
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Magnetic resonance cholangio-pancreatography
Sakarya Tıp Dergisi, 2012 Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is a noninvasive technique for evaluating the intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts and the pancreatic duct.
Mustafa Kara, Yasemin Gündüz
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Journal of International Medical Research, 2021 Pancreas divisum (PD) is a common pancreatic malformation caused by the failure of fusion between ventral and dorsal pancreatic ducts. There is a small branch of communication between the two systems in incomplete PD, and this variation has an incidence ...
Kunyi Liu +8 more
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Diagnostics, 2021 To compare two magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) sequences at 3 Tesla (3T): the conventional 3D Respiratory-Triggered SPACE sequence (RT-MRCP) and a prototype 3D Compressed-Sensing Breath-Hold SPACE sequence (CS-BH-MRCP), in terms of ...
Olivier Chevallier +9 more
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Anatomical Description of the Duct System of the Pancreas: A Cadaveric and Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography Study [PDF]
Journal of Medical Academics, 2023 Introduction: Variations in the duct system of the pancreas lead to anomalies that predispose to diseases like acute or chronic pancreatitis or impairment of the pancreatic exocrine function.
Anjali Singh +2 more
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Unclassified autoimmune pancreatitis mimicking pancreatic cancer [PDF]
, 2019 A 24-year-old black male presented with a 1-week obstructive jaundice and intermittent abdominal pain, with no significant weight loss and an unsuspicious abdominal exam.
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Epithelial to Stromal Re-Distribution of Primary Cilia during Pancreatic Carcinogenesis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The Hedgehog (HH) pathway is a mediator in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Surprisingly, previous studies suggested that primary cilia (PC), the essential organelles for HH signal transduction, were lost in PDAC.
Simon Schimmack +7 more
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Novel elucidation and treatment of pancreatic chronic graft-versus-host disease in mice [PDF]
, 2018 Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is a severe complication of allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. There is a growing understanding of cGVHD, and several effective therapies for cGVHD have been reported.
Kawakami, Yutaka +4 more
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Trematodoses of the liver, bile ducts and pancreatic ducts (invasions caused by hepatic flukes)
Детские инфекции (Москва), 2020 The paper summarizes the information currently available in the literature on the etiology, life cycles, epidemiology, pathogenesis, pathomorphology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, etiotropic therapy, and prevention of human liver, bile ducts and ...
S. B. Chuelov, A. L. Rossina
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