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Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer
New England Journal of Medicine, 1993Pancreatic cancer is the 5th leading cause of death from cancer and the 11th most common cancer in the United States1; each year 24,000 people die of pancreatic cancer in this country. The incidence of pancreatic cancer increased dramatically several decades ago, but it has remained fairly stable over the past 15 years (9.1 per 100,000).
E B, Gold, J L, Cameron
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Pancreatitis as a risk for pancreatic cancer
Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 2002Chronic pancreatitis clearly predisposes to pancreatic cancer, with early onset-long duration chronic pancreatitis from cystic fibrosis, TP, and HP conferring the highest risk. Chronic pancreatitis is not a critical step, however, but rather one of several conditions that accelerate the accumulation of critical genetic mutations and chromosomal losses ...
David C, Whitcomb +1 more
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Pancreatic necrosis and acute pancreatitis
World Journal of Surgery, 1981AbstractThe surgeon should take pains to section and study himself the operative specimen after excision for acute pancreatitis, in order to understand the true nature of the lesions, which the most attentive and competent pathological examination cannot describe as vividly as direct examination by the operator.
L, Leger, B, Chiche, A, Louvel
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Pancreatic enzymes for chronic pancreatitis
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2009The efficacy of pancreatic enzymes in reducing pain and improving steatorrhoea is debatable and the evidence base for their utility needs to be determined.To evaluate the efficacy of pancreatic enzymes in patients with chronic pancreatitis. The specific objectives were to compare the following: 1) pancreatic enzyme versus placebo; 2) different ...
Nusrat, Shafiq +7 more
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Hereditary Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Carcinoma
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1999Abstract: Few risk factors for pancreatic cancer have emerged except for chronic pancreatitis. Recently, hereditary pancreatitis was estimated to carry a standardized incidence ratio of 53, a risk about 25 times higher than smoking. A review of the ongoing hereditary pancreatitis study of the Midwest Multi‐center Pancreatic Study Group suggests that ...
D C, Whitcomb, S, Applebaum, S P, Martin
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Pancreatic glucagonoma with pancreatic calcification
Pancreatology, 2013Glucagonoma is an uncommon type of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor [NET] which is characterized by diabetes mellitus, necrolytic migratory erythema, depression and deep vein thrombosis. The typical rash is often misdiagnosed and the diagnosis is delayed by 7-8 years.
Rahul Amreesh, Gupta +3 more
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Pancreatic microcirculation in acute pancreatitis
Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, 1998We present a review of the microvascular morphology of the pancreas and microstructure of the pancreatic lobule, and report our experimental results of the investigation of pancreatic microcirculation following acute pancreatitis. Impairment of pancreatic microcirculation in the early phase of acute pancreatitis may play a key role in the progression ...
M, Sunamura +7 more
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Pancreatic Autotransplantation in Chronic Pancreatitis
World Journal of Surgery, 2003AbstractThe apancreatic state secondary to resective surgery for chronic pancreatitis is associated with a high rate of late morbidity and mortality that is due, in part, to endocrine insufficiency. Resective procedures should, therefore, be used very selectively.
Watkins, JG, Krebs, A, Rossi, RL
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Pancreatic Endotherapy for Chronic Pancreatitis
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America, 2015Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy is recommended as the first-line therapy for large (>5-mm) obstructive pancreatic ductal stones. Dominant pancreatic duct strictures should be initially managed with a wide-bore single plastic stent with 3 monthly exchanges for a year, even in asymptomatic patients.
Rupjyoti, Talukdar +1 more
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