ALLMedicine™ Acute Pancreatitis Center

Mar 20th, 2023 - Acute pancreatitis in pregnancy (APIP) with a high risk of death is extremely harmful to mother and fetus. There are few models specifically designed to assess the severity of APIP. Our study aimed to establish a clinical model for early predictio...

Mar 20th, 2023 - Numerous studies have linked visceral adipose tissue (VAT) to gastrointestinal diseases. However, it remains unclear whether these associations reflect causal relationships. We used a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) approach to elucidate t...

Mar 19th, 2023 - The diagnosis of postoperative or post-pancreatectomy acute pancreatitis (PPAP) is controversial. In 2021, the International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS) published the first unifying definition and grading system for PPAP. This study ...

Mar 18th, 2023 - Complete removal of necrosis is critical for treating patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) presenting infection of pancreatic necrosis (IPN). Frequently used mini-invasive methods include the surgical step-up approach suitable for necrosi...

Mar 18th, 2023 - Acute pancreatitis (AP) and chronic pancreatitis are the third leading gastrointestinal causes for admissions and readmissions to hospitals in the United States. This review of articles published between 2019-2022 (December) from international sou...

Aug 26th, 2022 - The purpose of this American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Clinical Practice Update Expert Review is to provide practical, evidence-based guidance to clinicians regarding the role of endoscopy for recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis. ...

Apr 21st, 2022 - Dunnigan syndrome, or Familial Partial Lipodystrophy type 2 (FPLD2; ORPHA 2348), is a rare autosomal dominant disorder due to pathogenic variants of the LMNA gene. The objective of the French National Diagnosis and Care Protocol (PNDS; Protocole N...

Apr 8th, 2022 - In preparing the Japanese (JPN) guidelines for the management of acute pancreatitis 2021, the committee focused the issues raised by the results of nationwide epidemiological survey in 2016 in Japan. In addition to a systematic search using the pr...

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 6th, 2023 - This double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study will evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of three different dose levels of Auxora in patients with acute pancreatitis and accompanying SIRS. Approximately 216 patients will be ran...

Mar 6th, 2023 - Purpose: To assess the comparative efficacy of initial full calorie regular diet (RD) versus clear liquid diet (CLD) on length of hospital stay (LOHS) for mild to moderate acute pancreatitis (AP). Study Design: Patients presenting to the Los Angel...

Mar 6th, 2023 - Acute pancreatitis is a painful and potentially life-threatening condition that affects the pancreas, a glandular organ responsible for producing digestive enzymes and hormones. The condition is typically characterized by sudden inflammation of th...

Mar 3rd, 2023 - Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a procedure commonly performed for diagnosing changes in the bile ducts or managing outflow obstruction. Although ERCP may in most cases be performed safely, there is a risk of developing ac...

Mar 3rd, 2023 - Post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis (PEP) is the most common, serious complication of ERCP. More than 500,000 ERCP procedures are performed from which 25,000 cases of PEP occur in the U.S.A. annually. PEP accoun...

Jan 26th, 2023 - THE CASE A 42-year-old man with a history of bipolar disorder with psychotic features, asthma, and chronic pain was brought to the emergency department (ED) by his father due to altered mental status, coughing, and vomiting. The patient was unable.

Nov 17th, 2022 - Ponatinib (Iclusig) plus reduced-intensity chemotherapy produced a higher rate of minimal residual disease (MRD)–negative complete remission compared with imatinib (Gleevec) in patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)–positive ac...

Oct 25th, 2022 - CHARLOTTE, NC — Several factors appear to influence the risk for acute pancreatitis among patients who start taking glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) receptor agonist medications for weight management, a new study has found. Type 2 diabetes, advanced ...

Oct 7th, 2022 - This transcript has been edited for clarity. Hello. I'm Dr David Johnson, professor of medicine and chief of gastroenterology at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. Welcome back to another GI Common Concerns. Fluid resuscitation ...

Sep 15th, 2022 - Early aggressive fluid resuscitation for acute pancreatitis, a widely recommended practice, failed to improve clinical outcomes and led to more fluid overload when compared with moderate fluid resuscitation, the randomized WATERFALL study showed. ...