Pancreatic Disorders News

The FDA has issued a letter warning health care providers about potential adverse events linked to fluid-filled intragastric balloons for the treatment of obesity, including spontaneous hyperinflation and acute pancreatitis.

In Chinese adults, diabetes was significantly associated with an increased risk for mortality from a range of cardiovascular and noncardiovascular disease, study data show.

Patients with type 2 diabetes experienced a brief and modest increase of plasma pancreatic enzyme concentrations after 12 weeks of treatment with sitagliptin or liraglutide compared with placebo, study data show.

Circulating tumor DNA isolated from blood samples in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma independently predicted survival, according to prospective study results.

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration with a 22-gauge needle may be useful for histopathologic diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis, according to results from a prospective study.

Nonfasting mild-to-moderate hypertriglyceridemia was linked to a higher risk for acute pancreatitis and myocardial infarction according to data published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

LAS VEGAS — Patients hospitalized for gallstone-associated acute pancreatitis were less likely to be readmitted within 30 days if they underwent same-admission cholecystectomy, according to a nationwide retrospective analysis presented at ACG 2016.

LAS VEGAS — Novel methylation DNA markers accurately identified advanced neoplasia in patients with pancreatic cysts, according to findings presented at ACG 2016.

LAS VEGAS — A new scoring system presented during ACG 2016 predicted 30-day readmission after acute pancreatitis, with patients above a certain threshold tenfold more likely to be readmitted.

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Familial chylomicronemia syndrome is a rare metabolic disorder that is associated with “considerable” clinical and psychosocial burden for patients and caregivers, resulting in reduced quality of life due to restrictions and limitations on diet and activity, frequent hospital admissions and complications like acute pancreatitis.