ALLMedicine™ Acute Pancreatitis Center

Sep 15th, 2021 - Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a procoagulant state, and markers of coagulopathy are associated with AP severity. We aimed to explore the association of systemic anticoagulation therapy before AP onset with the inpatient outcomes of patients with acut...

Sep 11th, 2021 - We report a case of Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection with acute pancreatitis as the only presenting symptom. To the best of our knowledge, there are few case reports of the same presentation. An otherwise healthy 44-year-o...

Sep 10th, 2021 - Acute pancreatitis (AP) is one of the most frequent gastrointestinal diseases and has no specific treatment. It has been shown that dysfunction of pancreatic acinar cells can lead to AP progression. Emodin is a natural product, which can alleviate...

Sep 10th, 2021 - Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common acute abdominal disease with a mortality rate of about 30%. Acute lung injury (ALI) is a common systemic complication of acute pancreatitis, with progressive hypoxemia and respiratory distress as the main manife...

Sep 10th, 2021 - The gut microbiome is a complex microbial community, recognized for its potential role in physiology, health, and disease. The available evidence supports the role of gut dysbiosis in pancreatic disorders, including acute pancreatitis (AP). In AP,...

May 28th, 2020 - Executive summary: WSES Guidelines for the management of severe acute pancreatitis.|2020|Leppäniemi A,Tolonen M,Tarasconi A,Segovia-Lohse H,Gamberini E,|therapeutic use,standards,standards,methods,standards,methods,standards,methods,standards,meth...

Feb 6th, 2020 - Both acute and chronic pancreatitis are frequent diseases of the pancreas, which, despite being of benign nature, are related to a significant risk of malnutrition and may require nutritional support. Acute necrotizing pancreatitis is encountered ...

Mar 31st, 2019 - The Lebanese Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (LSIDCM) is involved in antimicrobial stewardship. In an attempt at guiding clinicians across Lebanon in regards to the proper use of antimicrobial agents, members of this socie...

Jul 7th, 2018 - Familial chylomicronaemia syndrome (FCS) is a rare, inherited disorder characterised by impaired clearance of triglyceride (TG)-rich lipoproteins from plasma, leading to severe hypertriglyceridaemia (HTG) and a markedly increased risk of acute pan...

Jun 22nd, 2018 - Wide variations exist in how physicians manage the nutritional aspects of children affected by acute pancreatitis (AP), acute recurrent pancreatitis (ARP), and chronic (CP) pancreatitis. Better consensus for optimal management is needed. This cons...

Jun 19th, 2012 - Acute fluid collections is common in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). But the treatment for this is controversial. In this study, the investigators aim to evaluate the different effects of three different treatment protocols which is...

Jul 19th, 2021 - Patients with infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) are more likely to experience organ failure and mortality, which makes identifying them as quickly as possible especially crucial. A new study aimed to make this task a bit easier by categorizing th...

May 26th, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Two studies addressing the management of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) conclude that current guidelines don't provide enough evidence on when to observe and when to excise them. Both studies were publ...

Apr 19th, 2021 - For patients with obesity who want to lose weight but for whom conventional weight-loss strategies have failed, the combination of intragastric balloon placement and lifestyle modifications may be preferable to lifestyle modifications alone, accor...

Apr 8th, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treatment with volanesorsen significantly reduces triglyceride levels in patients with multifactorial chylomicronemia syndrome and may reduce acute pancreatitis events in these patients, according to results of the indu...

Mar 17th, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients suffering from acute pancreatitis (AP) who also contract COVID-19 risk longer hospital stays, persistent organ failure, and a higher likelihood of early death, compared with patients without the virus, accordin...