Pancreas

OBJECTIVES: Acute pancreatitis, recurrent acute pancreatitis, and chronic pancreatitis are recognized as a continuum of pancreatic diseases. Recurrence increases the risk of progression to chronic pancreatitis. The aim of this study was to …

OBJECTIVES: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is an inflammatory disease affecting the absorption of fat-soluble nutrients. Signaling in pancreatic cells that lead to inflammation may be influenced by fatty acids (FAs) through diet and de novo lipo…

OBJECTIVES: The primary objective was to determine differences in Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) scores among minorities (African-Americans and Hispanics) with acute pancreatitis (AP) compared with non-Hispanic whites (NHWs) with AP. The …

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a disease characterized by an acute inflammatory phase followed by a convalescent phase. Diabetes mellitus (DM) was historically felt to be a transient phenomenon related to acute inflammation; however, it is incr…

ObjectivesTotal pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT) is a surgical option for refractory chronic pancreatitis-related pain. Despite the known clinical implications of TPIAT, the molecular effects remain poorly investigated.…

OBJECTIVES: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory disease of the pancreas. We analyzed changes in inflammation markers to explore the clinical significance of using these markers to predict the severity of AP. METHODS: The study inclu…

Karaosmanoglu, Ali Devrim MD; Arslan, Sevtap MD; Ozbay, Yakup MD; Sokmensuer, Cenk MD; Ozogul, Ece MD; Karcaaltincaba, Musturay MDAuthor Information

OBJECTIVE: Little data exist describing the change over time in islet function and glycemic control in patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP). METHODS: In 325 CP patients who underwent 2 mixed meal tolerance tests and/or glycated hemoglob…

ObjectivesTo investigate regulation of microRNA (miR)-200 family (a, b, c, 141, and 429) in chronic pancreatitis (CP). This was accomplished by examining miR-200 family levels in a mouse model in vivo and their regulation in pancreatic cell…

OBJECTIVES: Severe acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease of the pancreas with a high morbidity and mortality. To date, no causal treatment is known. The aim of the present study was to analyze the impact of pancreatic microcirculato…

OBJECTIVE: The most common etiology of acute pancreatitis results from the impaction of gallstones or sludge in the distal common bile duct (CBD). The result is pancreatic duct obstruction, diversion of bile into the pancreas, or cholestasi…

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common inflammatory disorder of the pancreas resulting in considerable morbidity and mortality. Aggressive intravenous fluid resuscitation generally is recommended in all patients with AP and remains the corners…