Pancreatic pseudocyst eroding into the splenoportal venous confluence and mimicking an arterial aneurysm [PDF]
We report the case of a 62-year-old man with chronic pancreatitis who presented with increasing abdominal pain. Sonography, magnetic resonance imaging, contrast-enhanced computed tomography, and ultimately catheter angiography demonstrated a pancreatic ...
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Chronic Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer [PDF]
<b><i>Background:</i></b> Pancreatic cancer (PC) is one of the most lethal diseases with an incidence rate almost equal to the rate of mortality. Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a common chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that affects the pancreas.
Bai-Rong Li, Liang-Hao Hu, Zhao-Shen Li
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Improved Pancreatic Tumor Detection by Utilizing Clinically-Relevant Secondary Features [PDF]
Pancreatic cancer is one of the global leading causes of cancer-related deaths. Despite the success of Deep Learning in computer-aided diagnosis and detection (CAD) methods, little attention has been paid to the detection of Pancreatic Cancer. We propose a method for detecting pancreatic tumor that utilizes clinically-relevant features in the ...
arxiv
Tropical calcific pancreatitis.........An overview [PDF]
Tropical calcific pancreatitis is a nonalcoholic type of chronic pancreatitis affecting the childrens and young adults characterized clinically by recurrent abdominal pain in childhood, diabetes in adolescent and death in early childhood.
Chowdhury, Riaz+7 more
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PANCREATIC LYMPHANGITIS AND CHRONIC PANCREATITIS [PDF]
The most important subject which is occupying the attention of abdominal surgeons to-day has to do with the elucidation of the pathogenesis, the recognition of the symptoms and the discovery of adequate means of treatment of the diseases of the pancreas.
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Targeting Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Acute Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a pleiotropic cytokine implicated in the pathogenesis of inflammation and cancer. It is produced by various cells and circulating MIF has been identified as a biomarker for a range of diseases ...
Yongjian Wen+16 more
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Diagnosis of pancreatic disease in feline platynosomosis [PDF]
Objectives: Platynosomum species are cat-specific parasitic trematodes that parasitize the biliary ducts and gall bladder. Due to the common connection to the major duodenal papilla of the pancreas and common bile ducts in addition to the periductal ...
Illanes, Oscar+4 more
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A Bioinformatics Study for Recognition of Hub Genes and Pathways in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma [PDF]
Background: The aim of this study is to use bioinformatics to discover the biomarkers associated with patients with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma(PDAC). Material and Methods: GSE28735, GSE15471, and GSE62452 are gene microarray datasets drived from the GEO database, included 153 PDAC samples and 145 normal samples. By analyzing both Gene Ontology (
arxiv
Pancreatic acinar cells require high rates of amino acid uptake for digestive enzyme synthesis, but excessive concentrations can trigger acute pancreatitis (AP) by mechanisms that are not well understood.
Xiaoying Zhang+17 more
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Primary hyperparathyroidism can generate recurrent pancreatitis and secondary diabetes mellitus – A case report [PDF]
Introduction. Acute or recurrent pancreatitis may be a complication of primary hyperparathyroidism and patients with previous episodes of pancreatitis may develop secondary diabetes mellitus. Case report.
Dănciulescu Miulescu, Rucsandra Elena+4 more
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