Pancreas and Biliary Tract
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Two incretin-based drugs linked to increased bile duct disease but not pancreatitis
Glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists do not appear to increase the risk of acute pancreatitis in individuals with diabetes but are associated with an...
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Rectal indomethacin cut odds of post-ERCP pancreatitis in real-world study
A single, 100-mg rectal dose of indomethacin cut the odds of moderate to severe pancreatitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography...
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Inhibiting integrin-mediated activation might help treat, reverse chronic pancreatitis
Integrins that bind arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) activated stellate cells in the pancreas, inducing pancreatic fibrogenesis in mice,...
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Persistent SIRS, leukocytosis linked to unrecognized necrotizing pancreatitis
Patients who have persistent leukocytosis or persistent systemic inflammatory response syndrome on the day of scheduled cholecystectomy may have...
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Surveillance finds pancreatic ductal carcinoma in situ at resectable stage
Key clinical point: Surveillance of high-risk individuals was relatively successful in detecting pancreatic ductal carcinoma in situ (PDAC) at a...
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VIDEO: Newer MRI hardware, software significantly better at detecting pancreatic cysts
Advances in MRI technology over the last decade have substantially improved the ability of health care providers to detect incidental pancreatic...
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Increased prevalence of pancreatic cysts due to MRI improvements
Key clinical point: The apparent increase of the prevalence of incidental pancreatic cysts in recent years may be tied to improvements in MRI...
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P2X7 receptor implicated in visceral pain caused by chronic pancreatitis
A subtype of purinergic receptor on spinal microglial cells mediated visceral pain hypersensitivity in rats with chronic pancreatitis, and...