2021
Endoscopic Removal of Ingested Wire Bristle from the Pancreas
Lerner BA, Aslanian HR, Muniraj T. Endoscopic Removal of Ingested Wire Bristle from the Pancreas. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2021, 20: e649-e650. PMID: 33609785, PMCID: PMC8368074, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.02.022.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
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
2017
Pancreatic Tail Neoplasm Masquerading as Recurrent Splenic Abscesses
Gnanapandithan K, Karthik N, Muniraj T. Pancreatic Tail Neoplasm Masquerading as Recurrent Splenic Abscesses. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Cancer 2017, 49: 507-509. PMID: 28349307, DOI: 10.1007/s12029-017-9938-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndoscopic Management of Pancreatic Fluid Collections
Muniraj T, Jamidar PA, Nealon WH, Aslanian HR. Endoscopic Management of Pancreatic Fluid Collections. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2017, 51: 19-33. PMID: 27548730, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000000644.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Racial Differences in the Clinical Profile, Causes, and Outcome of Chronic Pancreatitis
Wilcox CM, Sandhu BS, Singh V, Gelrud A, Abberbock JN, Sherman S, Cote GA, Al-Kaade S, Anderson MA, Gardner TB, Lewis MD, Forsmark CE, Guda NM, Romagnuolo J, Baillie J, Amann ST, Muniraj T, Tang G, Conwell DL, Banks PA, Brand RE, Slivka A, Whitcomb D, Yadav D. Racial Differences in the Clinical Profile, Causes, and Outcome of Chronic Pancreatitis. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2016, 111: 1488. PMID: 27527745, PMCID: PMC6196097, DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2016.316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal PainAdultAgedAtrophyBlack or African AmericanCalcinosisCommon Bile Duct DiseasesConstriction, PathologicExocrine Pancreatic InsufficiencyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPain MeasurementPancreasPancreatic DiseasesPancreatic DuctsPancreatitis, AlcoholicPancreatitis, ChronicPrevalenceProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsSmokingTime FactorsWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsChronic pancreatitisBlack patientsClinical profileDuration of CPNorth American Pancreatitis StudiesDuration of diseaseAlcoholic chronic pancreatitisProgression of pancreatitisRacial differencesPrior cholecystectomyPain characteristicsAlcohol etiologyCurrent smokersDisease durationSevere painEndoscopic treatmentWhite patientsRisk factorsPancreatic morphologyUS CentersEpidemiologic studiesPatientsAdvanced changesRetrospective dataDetailed questionnaireAwash in a Multitude of Pancreas Cysts: Can We Stop Looking?
Muniraj T, Aslanian HR. Awash in a Multitude of Pancreas Cysts: Can We Stop Looking? Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2016, 14: 872-874. PMID: 26851707, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2016.01.018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Chronic Pancreatitis Pain Pattern and Severity Are Independent of Abdominal Imaging Findings
Wilcox CM, Yadav D, Ye T, Gardner TB, Gelrud A, Sandhu BS, Lewis MD, Al-Kaade S, Cote GA, Forsmark CE, Guda NM, Conwell DL, Banks PA, Muniraj T, Romagnuolo J, Brand RE, Slivka A, Sherman S, Wisniewski SR, Whitcomb DC, Anderson MA. Chronic Pancreatitis Pain Pattern and Severity Are Independent of Abdominal Imaging Findings. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2014, 13: 552-560. PMID: 25424572, PMCID: PMC5019545, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2014.10.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain patternsChronic pancreatitisImaging findingsAbdominal painAbdominal imagingCross-sectional abdominal imagingAbdominal imaging featuresPancreatic ductal dilatationCommon imaging findingsSeverity of painAbdominal imaging findingsEvaluation of patientsPattern of painProspective multicenter studyAbdominal imaging techniquesEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyCase report formsClinical research coordinatorsMild painDuctal dilatationPain severitySevere painPatient's painDuctal changesMulticenter study
2013
Pancreatic cancer: A comprehensive review and update
Muniraj T, Jamidar PA, Aslanian HR. Pancreatic cancer: A comprehensive review and update. Disease-a-Month 2013, 59: 368-402. PMID: 24183261, DOI: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2013.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Acute Pancreatitis
Muniraj T, Gajendran M, Thiruvengadam S, Raghuram K, Rao S, Devaraj P. Acute Pancreatitis. Disease-a-Month 2012, 58: 98-144. PMID: 22370054, DOI: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2012.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research