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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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The epidemiology of pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. [PDF]
Gastroenterology, 2013 Acute pancreatitis is one of the most frequent gastrointestinal causes of hospital admission in the United States. Chronic pancreatitis, although lower in incidence, significantly reduces patients' quality of life. Pancreatic cancer is associated with a high mortality rate and is one of the top 5 causes of death from cancer.
D. Yadav, A. Lowenfels
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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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Microbiome, 2021 Background The endoglycosidase heparanase which degrades heparan sulfate proteoglycans, exerts a pro-inflammatory mediator in various inflammatory disorders. However, the function and underlying mechanism of heparanase in acute pancreatitis remain poorly
Yuanyuan Lei +14 more
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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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Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2023 Background. Persistent organ failure (POF) is the leading cause of death in patients with acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP). Although several risk factors have been identified, there remains a lack of efficient instruments to accurately predict the ...
Nan Liu +10 more
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BMC Gastroenterology, 2021 Background Acute pancreatitis is a common and potentially lethal gastrointestinal disease, but literatures for the disease burden are scarce for many countries.
Chang‐Li Li +4 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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Trials, 2022 Background Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common digestive disease with increased incidence globally but without internationally licenced pharmacological therapy.
Zhiyao Chen +18 more
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Tectorigenin: A Review of Its Sources, Pharmacology, Toxicity, and Pharmacokinetics
Molecules, 2023 Tectorigenin is a well-known natural flavonoid aglycone and an active component that exists in numerous plants. Growing evidence suggests that tectorigenin has multiple pharmacological effects, such as anticancer, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, anti ...
Juan Rong +5 more
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