Two Cases of Miliary Tuberculosis and Increasing Level of CA-125 by M Alimagham, S Aminiafshar, SMM H Moghaddam, S Shokuhi

“…CA 125 serum level is also elevated in ascites (1), ovarian tube abscess (2,3), biliary duct cancer and periampullary tumours (4), cholangitis (5), cancer of pancreas (6) and cervical adenocarcinoma (7). Additionally, sometimes the serum level of CA 125 increases spontaneously during the menstrual cycle (8,9). …”
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Use of Plasmapheresis in Managing the Diagnostic Dilemma of Symptomatic Hypertriglyceridemia by Nigel Gordon Maher, Hariharan Ramaswamykanive

“…It was difficult to distinguish whether he had hypertriglyceridemia-induced abdominal pain or acute pancreatitis, given that he had only a mildly raised lipase and a normal contrast computed tomography scan of the pancreas. The abdominal pain resolved with the fall in the triglyceride levels following plasmapheresis. …”
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Concomitant abdominal organ transplantation alongside lung transplantation: An ISHLT transplant database analysis by Renita Wilson, BS, J. Asher Jenkins, MD, Juan Maria Farina, MD, Blake Langlais, MS, Bashar Aqel, MD, Ashraf Omar, MD, Jonathan D’Cunha, MD, PhD, Pedro Reck dos Santos, MD, PhD

“…Background: Concomitant abdominal organ transplant of the liver, kidney, and/or pancreas with lung transplant (Con-AbLTx) may be considered for appropriate patients who present with end-stage disease of multiple organ systems. …”
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Augmented Reality-Assisted Pancreaticoduodenectomy with Superior Mesenteric Vein Resection and Reconstruction by Rui Tang, Wei Yang, Yucheng Hou, Lihan Yu, Guangdong Wu, Xuan Tong, Jun Yan, Qian Lu

“…Intraoperative AR applications displayed virtual images of the pancreas, SMV, bile duct, common hepatic artery (CHA), and superior mesenteric artery (SMA). …”
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Multiple low-dose radiation ameliorates type-2 diabetes mellitus via gut microbiota modulation to activate TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB pathway by Lijing Qin, Rongrong Liu, Zhen Jia, Weiqiang Xu, Li Wang, Hongyuan Tian, Xinru Lian, Wen Li, Yali Qi, Huan He, Zhicheng Wang

“…The changes of blood glucose levels, body weight, and the damage of pancreas were measured. In addition, 16 S rDNA amplicon sequencing was used to detect gut microbiota alteration. …”
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The Association Between Serum Gamma‐Glutamyl Transferase and Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Alireza Ramandi, Jacob George, Amir Hossein Behnoush, Alireza Delavari, Zahra Mohammadi, Hossein Poustchi, Reza Malekzadeh

“…Colorectal and liver cancers showed a higher hazard ratio among Q2, Q3, and Q4 of GGT compared to Q1. In pancreas and bile duct cancers, only Q4 of GGT had significantly higher HR. …”
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Dynamic Proteomic Analysis of Pancreatic Mesenchyme Reveals Novel Factors That Enhance Human Embryonic Stem Cell to Pancreatic Cell Differentiation by Holger A. Russ, Limor Landsman, Christopher L. Moss, Roger Higdon, Renee L. Greer, Kelly Kaihara, Randy Salamon, Eugene Kolker, Matthias Hebrok

“…Current approaches in human embryonic stem cell (hESC) to pancreatic beta cell differentiation have largely been based on knowledge gained from developmental studies of the epithelial pancreas, while the potential roles of other supporting tissue compartments have not been fully explored. …”
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Painless Silent Chronic Fibrosing Pancreatitis Caused Complete Biliary Obstruction in a Toddler: A Case Report by Magd Ahmed Kotb, Mohamed Elbarbary, Sherif Kaddah, Martina Magdy, Rania Hamdy, Reham Osama Mahmoud, Nevian Nabil, Noha Adel Yassin, Ahmed Nabil, Ahmed El Hatw, Sayed Khedr

“…MRCP and dynamic MRI of pancreas confirmed the findings and detected a bulky head of pancreas with atrophic body and tail compressing the common bile duct. …”
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Serological markers of exocrine pancreatic function are differentially informative for distinguishing individuals progressing to type 1 diabetes by Desmond Schatz, Laura Jacobsen, Todd M Brusko, Michael J Haller, Mark Atkinson, MacKenzie D Williams, Catherine Ramsey Grace, Amanda L Posgai, Kieran M McGrail, Maigan A Brusko, Rhonda Bacher, Clive H Wasserfall

“…Introduction Altered serum levels of growth hormones, adipokines, and exocrine pancreas enzymes have been individually linked with type 1 diabetes (T1D). …”
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Radiology in gastroenterology (According to data of the 16th Russian gastroenterological week, Moscow, October 11–13, 2010) by Z. A. Lemeshko

“…Potentials of modern radiology at diseases of biliary tracts, liver, pancreas, gastrointestinal tract, front abdominal wall, etc. are analyzed according to the data of The 16-th Russian gastroenterological week which was held in Moscow October, 11–13, 2010. …”
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Requiem for the Term ‘Carcinoid Tumour’ in the Gastrointestinal Tract? by Runjan Chetty

“…These categories may be applied within different sites in the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas, and convey a sense of biological behaviour. …”
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Based on the immune system: the role of the IL-2 family in pancreatic disease by Yuqing Zhu, Zheng Lu, Zhuo Wang, Jiao Liu, Ke Ning

“…As an important endocrine and digestive organ, the function of the pancreas is regulated by the immune system. Studies have shown that each cytokine of the IL-2 family influences the occurrence and development of pancreatic diseases by participating in the regulation of the immune system. …”
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Peutz–Jeghers syndrome – Be in need of vigilance: A case report by Vandana S. Tomey, Sudhir Tomey, Kewal Dhone, Tanmay Tapase

“…Peutz–Jeghar syndrome (PJS) is an inherited condition that puts people at an increased risk for developing hamarotmatous polyps in the digestive tract as well as cancers of the breast, colon, rectum, pancreas, stomach, testicles, ovaries, lung and cervix. …”
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A Case of Myoepithelial Hamartoma: Morphological Variation Supported by OCT4 Expression by Takehiro Tanaka, Kenji Nishida, Masaya Iwamuro, Satoru Kikuchi, Tadashi Yoshino

“…In this report, we describe a patient with myoepithelial hamartoma, which is regarded as synonymous with adenomyosis and heterotopic pancreas. Endoscopy revealed a submucosal tumor in the antrum of the stomach. …”
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Meckel Gruber Syndrome- A Case Report And Review of Literature by Sümeyra Nergiz, Selda Demircan Sezer, Sündüz Özlem Altınkaya, Mert Küçük, Hasan Yüksel

“…MGS is characterized by three main symptoms: central nervous system (CNS) malformations, tetramelic postaxial polydactyly and cystic renal dysplasia with associated fibrocystic changes of the liver, pancreas and epididymis. Here a case of MG syndrome, diagnosed in early weeks of gestation was reported. …”
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Ruptured Large Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Javereeya Abdul Jabbar, Amr Elmekresh, Yousif Eltayeb

“…The patient was taken for exploratory laparotomy, which revealed a ruptured large cystic mass (21 cm×15 cm×24 cm) occupying the upper abdomen and encompassing the greater curvature of the stomach, body, and tail of the pancreas, as well as part of the spleen.…”
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Macro-anatomic investigations on the digestive systems of the rock partridges [between esophagus and cloacal by Hakan Yalçın, Kemal Kırıkçı, Sadettin Tıpırdamaz

“…As a difference, the weight of ihe female fresh dissected pancreas ol female partridges was heavier to these ol the male partridges (P<0.05).…”
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Emerging from a PleurX Draining Catheter: An Unexpected Diagnosis by Hasan Arafat, Hamza A Abdul-Hafez, Ali Sabateen

“…However, in significantly rare cases, it can affect unexpected body regions, such as biliary tree, pancreas, and the lung. Case presentation: A 68-year-old female patient underwent PleurX tube insertion due to malignant pleural effusion. …”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for Acute Pancreatitis Treatment. by Francisco García Valdés, Jorge Luis Ulloa Capestany, Reinaldo Jiménez Prendes, Rudis Miguel Monzón Rodríguez, Carlos Jaime Geroy Gómez

“…It is the acute inflammatory reaction of the pancreas, affecting a gland that was previously healthy and causes its self-digestion with variable complications of local and distal systems of organs. …”
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Mechanisms of Alcohol-Induced Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Organ Injuries by Cheng Ji

“…ER stress, a condition under which unfolded/misfolded protein accumulates in the ER, contributes to alcoholic disorders of major organs such as liver, pancreas, heart, and brain. Potential mechanisms that trigger the alcoholic ER stress response are directly or indirectly related to alcohol metabolism, which includes toxic acetaldehyde and homocysteine, oxidative stress, perturbations of calcium or iron homeostasis, alterations of S-adenosylmethionine to S-adenosylhomocysteine ratio, and abnormal epigenetic modifications. …”
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