Pivotal study shows no clear benefit for the common endoscopic procedure in this patient group. Experts say the new data ...
A multicenter clinical trial published in JAMA has found that a long-used endoscopic procedure does not prevent recurrent pancreatitis in adults with an anatomic anomaly, challenging decades of ...
Italy: Researchers have found in a new study that endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) significantly lowers ...
A pregnant woman is going in to surgery. She is laying on an operating table in the hospital’s operating room. Surgeons surround the bed preparing for the medical procedure. Researchers sought to ...
The persistent absence of disease-modifying therapy for recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP) and chronic pancreatitis (CP) represents one of the more conspicuous therapeutic gaps in gastroenterology.
A Europe-wide study led by the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) shows that the microbial composition of the gut, known as the gut microbiome, can predict long-term complications following ...
Dr. Vikas Dudeja, Director of the Division of Surgical Oncology at UAB, has been awarded a $9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). This prestigious funding, granted through the ...
Contrary to popular belief, chronic pancreatitis caused by alcohol consumption occurs at much lower rates compared to other causes, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology ...
Chronic pancreatitis stems from a variety of pathogenic entities that result in chronic inflammation, fibrosis, and irreversible damage to the pancreas.
The management of alcoholic pancreatitis is mostly reactive; little is done to prevent disease progression. It is time for physicians to pay attention to the root cause of the condition—that is, ...