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Tony Vines
Apr 24, 20241 min read
Germline Variants and Risk for Pancreatic Cancer: A Systematic Review and Emerging Concepts
Pancreatic cancer requires many genetic mutations. Combinations of underlying germline variants and environmental factors may increase the r
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Tony Vines
Apr 24, 20241 min read
Reassessing the Risk of Pancreatitis With Alcohol
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Tony Vines
Apr 24, 20241 min read
Managing Chronic Pancreatitis: The View from Medical Pancreatology
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Tony Vines
Apr 24, 20242 min read
International Consensus Statements on Early Chronic Pancreatitis
Morphology based diagnosis of Early CP is not possible without additional information. New approaches to the accurate diagnosis of Early CP
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Tony Vines
Apr 24, 20241 min read
Pancreatic Disorders
Once considered uncommon, pancreatic diseases are increasingly recognized in the pediatric age group. Acute pancreatitis, acute recurrent pa
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Tony Vines
Apr 24, 20241 min read
Chronic Pancreatitis in the 21st Century - Research Challenges and Opportunities: Summary of a National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Workshop
This conference marked the 20th year anniversary of the discovery of the cationic trypsinogen (PRSS1) gene mutation for hereditary pancreati
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Tony Vines
Apr 24, 20242 min read
Therapeutic Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Pediatric Patients With Acute Recurrent and Chronic Pancreatitis: Data From the INSPPIRE (INternational Study group of Pediatric Pancreati
Therapeutic ERCP is frequently utilized in children with ARP or CP and may offer benefit in selected cases, specifically if ductal obstructi
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Tony Vines
Apr 24, 20242 min read
Direct Costs of Acute Recurrent and Chronic Pancreatitis in Children in the INSPPIRE Registry
ARP and CP are uncommon childhood conditions. The severe burden of disease associated with these conditions and their chronicity results in
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Tony Vines
Apr 24, 20241 min read
Academic Pancreas Centers of Excellence: Guidance from a Multidisciplinary Chronic Pancreatitis Working Group at PancreasFest
Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a progressive inflammatory disease, which leads to loss of pancreatic function and other disease-related morbid
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Tony Vines
Apr 24, 20242 min read
Fasting Blood Glucose Levels Provide Estimate of Duration and Progression of Pancreatic Cancer Before Diagnosis
In a case-control study of patients with PDAC from 2 databases, we associated FBG level with time to PDAC diagnosis and tumor volume and gra
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Tony Vines
Apr 23, 20241 min read
Recommendations for Diagnosis and Management of Autoimmune Pancreatitis in Childhood: Consensus From INSPPIRE
The first P-AIP recommendation statements developed by the International Study Group of Pediatric Pancreatitis: In search for a cuRE group a
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Tony Vines
Apr 23, 20242 min read
Autoimmune Pancreatitis in Children: Characteristic Features, Diagnosis, and Management
Pediatric AIP has a distinct presentation with features similar to type 2 AIP in adults. This comprehensive report on the largest group of c
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Tony Vines
Apr 23, 20241 min read
Toxic-Metabolic Risk Factors Are Uncommon in Pediatric Chronic Pancreatitis
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Tony Vines
Apr 23, 20241 min read
Relief for Young Children With Severe Chronic Pancreatitis
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Tony Vines
Apr 23, 20242 min read
Comparison of Fasting Human Pancreatic Polypeptide Levels Among Patients With Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Chronic Pancreatitis, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Human pancreatic polypeptide (HPP) is a hormone secreted by the ventral pancreas. While postprandial HPP levels have been studied in chronic
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Tony Vines
Apr 23, 20242 min read
Case-Fatality from Acute Pancreatitis is Decreasing but its Population Mortality Shows Little Change
An increasing prevalence of severe disease suggests true population increase to be an important contributor to the rising incidence of AP. A
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Tony Vines
Apr 23, 20242 min read
Quality of Life in Chronic Pancreatitis is Determined by Constant Pain, Disability/Unemployment, Current Smoking, and Associated Co-Morbidities
Constant pain, pain-related disability/unemployment, current smoking, and concurrent co-morbidities significantly affect the QOL in CP. Furt
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Tony Vines
Apr 23, 20242 min read
A Population-Based Evaluation of the Natural History of Chronic Pancreatitis
Our study suggests that CP at a population level may have a milder course than that reported from tertiary centers. We confirm that ACP has
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Tony Vines
Apr 23, 20242 min read
Pancreas Divisum in Pediatric Acute Recurrent and Chronic Pancreatitis: Report From INSPPIRE
PD is likely a risk factor for acute recurrent pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis in children that appears to act independently of geneti
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Tony Vines
Apr 23, 20242 min read
Prevalence of Panoramically Imaged Carotid Atheromas in Alcoholic Patients With Chronic Pancreatitis and Comorbid Diabetes
The results of this study suggest that CCAP, a risk indicator for future adverse cardiovascular events, is frequently seen on the panoramic
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