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ReviewCureus2021

A Clinical Overview of Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis: The Medical and Surgical Management.

Hamza Ashraf, John Paul Colombo, Vincent Marcucci, Jonathan Rhoton, Oluwatofunmi Olowoyo

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Review in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Contemporary Approach to Acute Pancreatitis in Emergency Medicine.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2025
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  8. A De NovoBiomedicines · 2024
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  12. Acute edematous pancreatitis caused byRadiology case reports · 2023
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  14. The Role of MicroRNAs in Pancreatitis Development and Progression.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Hamza AshrafMedical Education, St. Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick, USA.
John Paul ColomboMedical Research, St. Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick, USA.
Vincent MarcucciSurgery, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, USA.
Jonathan RhotonSurgery, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, USA.
Oluwatofunmi OlowoyoInternal Medicine, St. Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An inflammatory process involving the pancreas, known as pancreatitis, can be categorized as either acute or chronic and may present in one of many ways. The clinical manifestations of acute pancreatitis are generally limited to epigastric or right upper quadrant pain, while manifestations of chronic pancreatitis are broader and may include abdominal pain in tandem with signs and symptoms of pancreatic endocrine and exocrine insufficiency. An understanding of the initial insult, proper classification, and prognosis are all factors that are of paramount importance as it pertains to managing patients who are afflicted with this disease. Our review delves into the depths of pancreatitis by exploring the embryology and anatomy of the pancreas, the pathophysiology and etiology of acute and chronic pancreatitis, and the medical and surgical management of acute and chronic pancreatitis.

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pancreas diseasepancreatitispancreatitis causessurgerysurgical management of pancreatitis

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PMID34938639
PMCPMC8684888

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