Pancreas and Biliary Tract
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AKI doubles risk of death for those with acute pancreatitis
CHICAGO – Database review examines advances in management of acute pancreatitis.
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Recurrent acute pancreatitis significantly impairs both mental and physical quality of life
CHICAGO – It is well-known that patients with chronic pancreatitis suffer physically and emotionally, but what about those with RAP?
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Half of newly detected antimicrobial antibodies do not lead to PBC
Nearly half of newly detected antimitochondrial antibodies (AMAs) in clinical practice do not lead to a diagnosis of primary biliary cholangitis (...
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Mild, moderate hypertriglyceridemia raises pancreatitis risk
Mild to moderate hypertriglyceridemia, not just severe hypertriglyceridemia, is associated with increased risk of acute pancreatitis, according to...
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Thyroid disease does not affect primary biliary cholangitis complications
While associations are known to exist between primary biliary cholangitis and many different types of thyroid disease, a new study shows that the...
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PBC patients show brain abnormalities before cirrhosis occurs
Brain abnormalities associated with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) can be observed via magnetic resonance imaging before significant liver...
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Causes of recurrent pediatric pancreatitis start to emerge
MONTREAL – Once children have a first bout of acute pancreatitis, a second, separate episode of acute pancreatitis most often occurs in patients...
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Biomarker identifies precancerous pancreatic cysts
LAS VEGAS - In fluid derived from pancreatic cysts, methylated DNA markers predict the presence of high-grade dysplasia or cancer, and could help...
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Young patients suffer most from PBC
There is a linear relationship between age and quality of life (QoL) in patients with primary biliary cholangitis, with younger presenting...
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Pancreaticobiliary potpourri
The session at the annual Digestive Disease Week entitled Pancreaticobiliary Potpourri encompassed three lectures. Suresh Chari, MD, from Mayo...