Pancreas and Biliary Tract
In Focus
New concepts in the management of acute pancreatitis
Introduction
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a major clinical and financial burden in the United States. Several major clinical guidelines...
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Four distinct IgG4-related disease groups described in study
This large, international, multicenter cohort study used a novel cluster analysis method.
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Acute biliary pancreatitis linked to poor outcomes in elderly
Compared with younger patients, elderly patients admitted for acute biliary pancreatitis have increased rates of adverse outcomes.
Conference Coverage
A postgraduate tour through the biliary tree, pancreas, and liver
For the pancreatobiliary session, Michelle Ann...
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Pancreatic surveillance identified resectable cancers
Nine of ten tumors were resectable and 85% of these patients survived at least 3 years.
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ED visits up for acute pancreatitis linked to younger age, alcohol, chronic disease
Acute pancreatitis associated with alcohol abuse, which accounted for 24.1% of visits on average, increased by 15.9% over the study period.
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Researchers pinpoint antigen for autoimmune pancreatitis
The antigen has potential for use as a diagnostic marker.
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ED visits up for acute pancreatitis linked to younger age, alcohol, chronic disease
Young patients with alcohol abuse disorder may be an important group to target.
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AGA Guideline: Use goal-directed fluid therapy, early oral feeding in acute pancreatitis
New guideline gives practical recommendations for the first 2 weeks of care.
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FDA: Gadolinium retention prompts new GBCA class warning, safety measures
Gadolinium-based contrast agents used for MRI will now carry a warning regarding potential retention in the bodies and brains of treated patients...