Pancreatitis
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09/13/2024
Ronald N. Rubin, MD1,2 —Series Editor
Ronald N. Rubin, MD1,2 —Series E...
A 42-year-old man presents to the office describing several weeks duration of abdominal pain. The pain is in the upper abdomen, midline, and is "boring" in nature.
09/13/2024
03/20/2024
The American College of Gastroenterology recently released a guideline for diagnosing and treating chronic pancreatitis. Do you know what the guideline recommends about screening these patients for...
03/20/2024
10/04/2023
Ronald N. Rubin, MD
A 58-year-old man presents to the clinic with severe abdominal pain that has been ongoing for several days. The pain is in his upper abdomen and radiates to his back. The patient describes the pain as...
10/04/2023
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09/13/2024
Ronald N. Rubin, MD1,2 —Series Editor
Ronald N. Rubin, MD1,2 —Series E...
A 42-year-old man presents to the office describing several weeks duration of abdominal pain. The pain is in the upper abdomen, midline, and is "boring" in nature.
09/13/2024
10/04/2023
Ronald N. Rubin, MD
A 58-year-old man presents to the clinic with severe abdominal pain that has been ongoing for several days. The pain is in his upper abdomen and radiates to his back. The patient describes the pain as...
10/04/2023
08/03/2023
A 53-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 2- to 3-week history of worsening upper abdominal and hypogastric abdominal pain with some radiation to his back, which was exacerbated by...
08/03/2023
04/08/2022
A 70-year-old man with a history of hyperlipidemia, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and cholecystectomy presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain, vomiting and abdominal distention for the...
04/08/2022
08/19/2019
Acute pancreatitis is a frequent occurrence in hospital practice. Presenting with epigastric pain, it is diagnosed as fulfilling 2 of 3 criteria, including laboratory, clinical, and radiologic findings. ...
08/19/2019
Research Summaries
12/09/2022
Researchers distinguish specific risk factors that may predict who is at risk for developing diabetes if they have chronic pancreatitis.
12/09/2022
03/29/2022
Information on how different etiological factors influence the development of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and chronic pancreatitis and its complications is limited. Researchers examined the...
03/29/2022
02/24/2020
Endoscopic ultrasonography and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography are useful tools for the diagnosis and management of chronic pancreatitis in adults. The authors of the new NASPGHAN position...
02/24/2020
09/07/2017
Existing evidence has indicated that chronic pancreatitis affects the risk for pancreatic cancer, but the magnitude and temporality of this relationship is unknown. A new study explored this association. ...
09/07/2017
