2020
Increased awareness enhances physician recognition of the role of smoking in chronic pancreatitis
Muniraj T, Yadav D, Abberbock J, Alkaade S, Amann S, Anderson M, Banks P, Brand R, Conwell D, Cote G, Forsmark C, Gardner T, Gelrud A, Guda N, Lewis M, Romagnuolo J, Sandhu B, Sherman S, Singh V, Slivka A, Tang G, Whitcomb D, Wilcox C. Increased awareness enhances physician recognition of the role of smoking in chronic pancreatitis. Herald Of Pancreatic Club 2020, 48: 23-31. DOI: 10.33149/vkp.2020.03.04.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCP risk factorsPack/dayRisk factorsPhysician recognitionSmoking statusAS studiesIdentification of smokingPancreatitis risk factorsRole of smokingRisk of CPPhysician questionnairesStructured patientAlcohol etiologyCP patientsPast smokersChronic pancreatitisMultivariable analysisSmoking ratesUS CentersSmokingEmpiric dataPatientsPhysiciansWide-spread disseminationEtiology
2019
Increased awareness enhances physician recognition of the role of smoking in chronic pancreatitis
Muniraj T, Yadav D, Abberbock JN, Alkaade S, Amann ST, Anderson MA, Banks PA, Brand RE, Conwell D, Cote GA, Forsmark CE, Gardner TB, Gelrud A, Guda N, Lewis MD, Romagnuolo J, Sandhu BS, Sherman S, Singh VK, Slivka A, Tang G, Whitcomb DC, Wilcox CM. Increased awareness enhances physician recognition of the role of smoking in chronic pancreatitis. Pancreatology 2019, 19: 500-506. PMID: 30910452, PMCID: PMC6619496, DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2019.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCP risk factorsPack/dayRisk factorsPhysician recognitionSmoking statusAS studiesIdentification of smokingPancreatitis risk factorsRole of smokingRisk of CPPhysician questionnairesStructured patientAlcohol etiologyCP patientsPast smokersChronic pancreatitisMultivariable analysisSmoking ratesUS CentersSmokingEmpiric dataPatientsPhysiciansWide-spread disseminationEtiology
2017
Validation of Demographics, Etiology, and Risk Factors for Chronic Pancreatitis in the USA: A Report of the North American Pancreas Study (NAPS) Group
Conwell DL, Banks PA, Sandhu BS, Sherman S, Al-Kaade S, Gardner TB, Anderson MA, Wilcox CM, Lewis MD, Muniraj T, Forsmark CE, Cote GA, Guda NM, Tian Y, Romagnuolo J, Wisniewski SR, Brand R, Gelrud A, Slivka A, Whitcomb DC, Yadav D. Validation of Demographics, Etiology, and Risk Factors for Chronic Pancreatitis in the USA: A Report of the North American Pancreas Study (NAPS) Group. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2017, 62: 2133-2140. PMID: 28600657, PMCID: PMC6040886, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-017-4621-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsIdiopathic etiologyEpidemiologic trendsChronic pancreatitis patientsRecent epidemiologic trendsMultiple risk factorsCurrent epidemiologic trendsNAPS2 studyAlcohol etiologyCP patientsYounger patientsChronic pancreatitisCommon etiologyPancreatitis patientsMean ageConclusionOur dataUS CentersStudy groupEtiologyObjectivesOur aimPatientsGenetic etiologySmokingDemographic factorsValidation study
2016
Clinical Profile, Etiology, and Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis in North American Women
Romagnuolo J, Talluri J, Kennard E, Sandhu BS, Sherman S, Cote GA, Al-Kaade S, Gardner TB, Gelrud A, Lewis MD, Forsmark CE, Guda NM, Conwell DL, Banks PA, Muniraj T, Wisniewski SR, Tian Y, Wilcox CM, Anderson MA, Brand RE, Slivka A, Whitcomb DC, Yadav D. Clinical Profile, Etiology, and Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis in North American Women. Pancreas 2016, 45: 934-940. PMID: 26967451, PMCID: PMC4940220, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000000616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic pancreatitisNonalcoholic etiologyMulticenter US cohortEndocrine insufficiencyAlcohol etiologyClinical profileMedical therapyNorth American womenUS cohortRisk factorsChronic diseasesMorphologic findingsAlcoholic malesPain experienceCP casesClinical phenotypeEtiologyDetailed questionnaireWomenDiseaseAmerican womenPancreatitisPatientsRecent dataDemographics
2014
Chronic pancreatitis, a comprehensive review and update. Part I: Epidemiology, etiology, risk factors, genetics, pathophysiology, and clinical features
Muniraj T, Aslanian HR, Farrell J, Jamidar PA. Chronic pancreatitis, a comprehensive review and update. Part I: Epidemiology, etiology, risk factors, genetics, pathophysiology, and clinical features. Disease-a-Month 2014, 60: 530-550. PMID: 25510320, DOI: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2014.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research