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ArticleGastroenterology & hepatology2010

The management of acute and chronic pancreatitis.

Peter A Banks, Darwin L Conwell, Phillip P Toskes

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Article in Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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32citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Endoscopic Ultrasound for Routine Assessment in Idiopathic Acute Pancreatitis.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2019
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  6. The Role of MicroRNAs in Pancreatitis Development and Progression.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  19. IL-15 regulates fibrosis and inflammation in a mouse model of chronic pancreatitis.American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Peter A BanksPeter A. Banks MD Center for Pancreatic Disease, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts.
Darwin L Conwell
Phillip P Toskes
Brigham and Women's Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatitis, which is most generally described as any inflammation of the pancreas, is a serious condition that manifests in either acute or chronic forms. Chronic pancreatitis results from irreversible scarring of the pancreas, resulting from prolonged inflammation. Six major etiologies for chronic pancreatitis have been identified: toxic/ metabolic, idiopathic, genetic, autoimmune, recurrent and severe acute pancreatitis, and obstruction. The most common symptom associated with chronic pancreatitis is pain localized to the upper-to-middle abdomen, along with food malabsorption, and eventual development of diabetes. Treatment strategies for acute pancreatitis include fasting and short-term intravenous feeding, fluid therapy, and pain management with narcotics for severe pain or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories for milder cases. Patients with chronic disease and symptoms require further care to address digestive issues and the possible development of diabetes. Dietary restrictions are recommended, along with enzyme replacement and vitamin supplementation. More definitive outcomes may be achieved with surgical or endoscopic methods, depending on the role of the pancreatic ducts in the manifestation of disease.

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PMID20567557
PMCPMC2886461
OpenAlexW1553509124

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