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Current Opinion in Internal Medicine, 2003 We review important new clinical observations in chronic pancreatitis made in the past year.Cigarette smoking is a dose-dependent risk factor for acute pancreatitis, recurrent acute pancreatitis, and chronic pancreatitis. A minority of chronic alcohol consumers develop recurrent acute pancreatitis but very heavy drinking associates with chronic ...
Matthew J, DiMagno, Eugene P, DiMagno
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Pancreatic resection for pancreatic cancer [PDF]
HPB, 2006 Ductal pancreatic adenocarcinoma, the most frequent malignancy of the pancreas, is characterized by retroperitoneal and perineural infiltration, early formation of multiple metastases, and resistance to most of the treatment regimens currently available.
M E Martignoni +4 more
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Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer Risk
Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment, 2023 Purpose: The present retrospective study aimed to explore the relationship between pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer in the population cohort of the UK Biobank (UKB) ( https://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk ). Methods: From the 500 thousand population cohort of UKB, according to the age and gender of patients with pancreatic cancer 1:10, matching the control ...
Dong-Mei Ma +6 more
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Pancreatic Tuberculosis or Autoimmune Pancreatitis [PDF]
Case Reports in Medicine, 2014 Introduction. Isolated pancreatic and peripancreatic tuberculosis is a challenging diagnosis due to its rarity and variable presentation. Pancreatic tuberculosis can mimic pancreatic carcinoma. Similarly, autoimmune pancreatitis can appear as a focal lesion resembling pancreatic malignancy.
Ayesha Salahuddin, Muhammad Wasif Saif
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A Suspicious Pancreatic Mass in Chronic Pancreatitis: Pancreatic Actinomycosis [PDF]
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine, 2015 Introduction. Pancreatic actinomycosis is a chronic infection of the pancreas caused by the suppurative Gram-positive bacteriumActinomyces. It has mostly been described in patients following repeated main pancreatic duct stenting in the context of chronic pancreatitis or following pancreatic surgery.
P. Laukens +6 more
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Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Pseudocyst [PDF]
, 2020 Pancreatitis which is characterized by inflammation of the pancreas is an uncommon condition in the pediatric age group. Pancreatitis in children represents a diagnostic challenge for clinicians and a high index of suspicion is important for early diagnosis of pancreatitis which is known to be associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
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DeformableFormer: Classification of Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Biopsy in Pancreatic Diseases [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 Endoscopic Ultrasound-Fine Needle Aspiration (EUS-FNA) is used to examine pancreatic cancer. EUS-FNA is an examination using EUS to insert a thin needle into the tumor and collect pancreatic tissue fragments. Then collected pancreatic tissue fragments are then stained to classify whether they are pancreatic cancer.
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CTG-Net: An Efficient Cascaded Framework Driven by Terminal Guidance Mechanism for Dilated Pancreatic Duct Segmentation [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 Pancreatic duct dilation indicates a high risk of various pancreatic diseases. Segmentation of dilated pancreatic ducts on computed tomography (CT) images shows the potential to assist the early diagnosis, surgical planning and prognosis. Because of the ducts' tiny sizes, slender tubular structures and the surrounding distractions, most current ...
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Southern Medical Journal, 1963 Chronic pancreatitis is caused most often by chronic excessive alcohol consumption. The disease can be diagnosed by investigations that measure function or assess morphology of the pancreas, thereby permitting a tailored management approach. In many patients, abdominal pain and steatorrhea can be managed effectively by enzyme supplementation, provided ...
Charles F. Frey, Hung Ho
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Pancreatic Cancer in Chronic Pancreatitis [PDF]
Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2015 Data exists to indicate a definite association between chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. The strength of this association varies between various causes of pancreatitis, with hereditary and tropical pancreatitis more likely to result in malignancy. Pathogenesis may involve genetic factors, diabetes, smoking and alcohol consumption.
Puneet Dhar, S. Kalghatgi, Vivek Saraf
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