Pancreatitis
Q&A: We must ‘outsmart the virus’: Strategy needed to curb risk for long COVID, GI issues
Infection with SARS-CoV-2 increased the risk for long-term gastrointestinal problems within 1 year, including motility disorders, acute pancreatitis and liver disease, according to a study published in Nature Communications.
Care must continue ‘well after date of surgery’ in patients with chronic pancreatitis
Infection, cardiovascular disease, narcotic dependence and other psychosocial issues were among causes linked to reduced 10-year survival in patients who underwent surgical intervention for chronic pancreatitis, researchers reported.
Smoking, obesity among risk factors for diabetes in patients with chronic pancreatitis
In patients with chronic pancreatitis, disease characteristics and individual risk factors could help clinicians prevent the development of type 2 diabetes, according to a press release from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Fatty pancreas increases diabetes risk, but may be reversible with weight loss
Adults with an elevated level of pancreatic fat have higher risk for developing incident diabetes, but weight loss may be able to lower diabetes risk by reducing fat levels and increasing pancreatic volume, according to a presenter.
PREDICT3c study highlights risk factors for diabetes development in chronic pancreatitis
Risk factors for type 2 diabetes and factors related to pancreatic disease were independent risk factors for diabetes development among adults with chronic pancreatitis, according to a cross-sectional study published in Diabetes Care.
Tobacco use, type 2 diabetes top risk factors for pancreatitis with obesity treatment
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tobacco use, type 2 diabetes and advanced chronic kidney disease increased the risk for acute pancreatitis after initiation of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for weight loss, noted a presenter at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.
‘Rare’ type 3 autoimmune pancreatitis results in rapid pancreatic atrophy
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Type 3 autoimmune pancreatitis led to rapid pancreatic atrophy and functional endocrine failure despite steroid therapy or immune checkpoint inhibitor withdrawal, a researcher reported at ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.
Smoking, cirrhosis predictors of diabetes mellitus in patients with acute pancreatitis
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Local injury, toxin exposure and systemic disease were among the top contributors to development of diabetes mellitus in patients with acute pancreatitis, according to a researcher at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.
Procalcitonin testing may reduce antibiotic use in acute pancreatitis
Procalcitonin-guided care reduced antibiotic use without increasing the risk for infection among patients with acute pancreatitis compared with standard care, according to research published in The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
VIDEO: Genetic testing identifies patients at increased risk for cancers, pancreatitis
SAN DIEGO — In a Healio video exclusive, study authors Howard P. Monsour, MD, and Carrie Milliard, discuss how genetic risk assessment and testing may help inform patient care and improve health outcomes.