2020
Low serum trypsinogen levels in chronic pancreatitis: Correlation with parenchymal loss, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, and diabetes but not CT-based cambridge severity scores for fibrosis
Zhan W, Akshintala V, Greer PJ, Greer JB, Alkaade S, Anderson MA, Muniraj T, Papachristou GI, Sandhu BS, Slivka A, Wilcox CM, Bellin MD, Singh VK, Yadav D, Brand RE, Whitcomb DC, Group F. Low serum trypsinogen levels in chronic pancreatitis: Correlation with parenchymal loss, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, and diabetes but not CT-based cambridge severity scores for fibrosis. Pancreatology 2020, 20: 1368-1378. PMID: 32967795, DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2020.08.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum trypsinogen levelsChronic pancreatitisTrypsinogen levelsAcinar cell functionCP patientsParenchymal lossCell functionComplex inflammatory disorderExocrine pancreatic insufficiencyCT-based criteriaNAPS2 studySerum trypsinogenAcinar cell lossSurgical resectionFinal cohortInflammatory cellsInflammatory disordersControl subjectsSeverity scoreClinical managementPancreatic insufficiencyStellate cellsNormal rangeCell lossIslet cells
2019
Chronic Pancreatitis
Schwarzenberg SJ, Uc A, Zimmerman B, Wilschanski M, Wilcox CM, Whitcomb DC, Werlin SL, Troendle D, Tang G, Slivka A, Singh VK, Sherman S, Shah U, Sandhu BS, Romagnuolo J, Rhee S, Pohl JF, Perito ER, Ooi CY, Nathan JD, Muniraj T, Morinville VD, McFerron B, Mascarenhas M, Maqbool A, Liu Q, Lin TK, Lewis M, Husain SZ, Himes R, Heyman MB, Guda N, Gonska T, Giefer MJ, Gelrud A, Gariepy CE, Gardner TB, Freedman SD, Forsmark CE, Fishman DS, Cote GA, Conwell D, Brand RE, Bellin M, Barth B, Banks PA, Anderson MA, Amann ST, Alkaade S, Abu‐El‐Haija M, Abberbock JN, Lowe ME, Yadav D. Chronic Pancreatitis. Journal Of Pediatric Gastroenterology And Nutrition 2019, 68: 566-573. PMID: 30897605, PMCID: PMC6492264, DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000002279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic pancreatitisRisk factorsGenetic risk factorsOnly risk factorEmergency room visitsInternational Study GroupAge of onsetWork/schoolDisease durationPediatric pancreatitisRoom visitsDiabetes prevalenceRadiographic findingsAppropriate statistical testsPancreatic insufficiencyChildhood onsetStudy groupSecondary analysisCohortNatural historyPancreatitisCP treatmentAdultsChildrenLength of time