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Hereditary Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Carcinoma

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1999
Abstract: 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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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.
Dhiraj Yadav
exaly   +3 more sources

Pancreatic enzymes for chronic pancreatitis

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2009
The 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, Surinder, Rana, Deepak, Bhasin, Promila, Pandhi, Puja, Srivastava, Surjit S, Sehmby, Raj, Kumar, Samir, Malhotra   +7 more
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Pancreatic glucagonoma with pancreatic calcification

Pancreatology, 2013
Glucagonoma 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, F E, Udwadia, Pravin, Agrawal, Nilesh, Doctor   +3 more
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Pancreatic microcirculation in acute pancreatitis

Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, 1998
We 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, J, Yamauchi, K, Shibuya, H M, Chen, L, Ding, K, Takeda, M, Kobari, S, Matsuno   +7 more
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Pancreatic Autotransplantation in Chronic Pancreatitis

World Journal of Surgery, 2003
AbstractThe 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, 2015
Extracorporeal 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, Duvvur Nageshwar, Reddy   +1 more
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Pancreatitis

AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 1954
J W, MAJOR, E J, OTTENHEIMER
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Pancreatic Ducts and Postoperative Pancreatitis

Archives of Surgery, 1963
Sixty years ago, Opie1presented his "Common Channel" theory of the etiology of acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis. The anatomy of the pancreatic ductal septem has been the subject of numerous studies ever since this first report. We have been interested in the anatomy of the ducts of the pancreas relative to the pathogenesis of postoperative pancreatitis.
T R, KELLY, M L, TROYER
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Pancreatic Necrosis and Acute Pancreatitis

1982
With reference to 115 cases of acute pancreatitis which were either operated on or confirmed, the authors stress the seriousness of the lesion to the glandular parenchyma; it is also difficult to recognise during peroperative exploration. The necrosis, which is sometimes limited to the peripheral and interstitial tissue, sparing the gland itself (its ...
L, Leger, B, Chiche, P, Moullé, A, Louvel   +3 more
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