Pancreas and Biliary Tract
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Asymptomatic gallstones seldom require surgical intervention
SAN DIEGO – Patient variables that increased the need for surgical intervention included obesity and having a hemolytic disorder.
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Early cholecystectomy prevents recurrent biliary events
SAN DIEGO – Despite guidelines, many patients are leaving the hospital without a cholecystectomy after biliary...
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Opioid use associated with common bile duct dilation
SAN DIEGO – “Opioid use is associated with biliary dilation in the setting of a normal bilirubin level,” said...
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Systemic anticoagulation found to benefit acute pancreatitis patients
SAN DIEGO – The data suggest that the majority of acute pancreatitis associated with alcohol was prevented by...
In Focus
New concepts in the management of acute pancreatitis
Introduction
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a major clinical and financial burden in the United States. Several major clinical guidelines...
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Four distinct IgG4-related disease groups described in study
This large, international, multicenter cohort study used a novel cluster analysis method.
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Acute biliary pancreatitis linked to poor outcomes in elderly
Compared with younger patients, elderly patients admitted for acute biliary pancreatitis have increased rates of adverse outcomes.
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A postgraduate tour through the biliary tree, pancreas, and liver
For the pancreatobiliary session, Michelle Ann...
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Pancreatic surveillance identified resectable cancers
Nine of ten tumors were resectable and 85% of these patients survived at least 3 years.
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ED visits up for acute pancreatitis linked to younger age, alcohol, chronic disease
Acute pancreatitis associated with alcohol abuse, which accounted for 24.1% of visits on average, increased by 15.9% over the study period.