ENDOCRINE PANCREATIC FUNCTION IN ACUTE PANCREATITIS

Pancreatic Metastasis of Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis

Endocrine pancreatic insufficiency in chronic pancreatitis.

Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is considered to be a rare cause of diabetes mellitus. However, in both the developed and developing world, there is an increasing number of patients suffering from pancreatitis probably due to lifestyle changes, which is partially associated with both social factors and the poor health status of immigrants. Owing to these circumstances, CP has evolved with one of the ...

Exocrine and endocrine pancreatic function in diabetes mellitus and chronic pancreatitis.

EDITORIAL SYNOPSIS Endocrine and exocrine pancreatic function was studied in a small group of controlled patients and in patients with chronic pancreatitis and with mild diabetes mellitus. Patients with chronic pancreatitis showed impaired production of pancreatic enzyme and inadequate production of insulin but no close correlation between exocrine and endocrine function could be demonstrated. ...

Acute pancreatitis in patients with pancreatic cancer

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a rare manifestation of pancreatic cancer (PC). The relationship between AP and PC remains less distinct.From January 2009 to November 2015, 47consecutive patients with PC who presented with AP were reviewed for this study. Clinical features, clinicopathologic variables, postoperative complications, and follow-up evaluations of patients were documented in detail from ...

Pancreatic Enzyme Supplementation in Acute Pancreatitis

This study evaluates the effect of oral pancreatic enzyme supplements on pain, analgesic requirement and the incidence of complications in patients with acute pancreatitis. This double blind, prospectively randomised placebo controlled study included 23 patients. Pain was monitored using a visual analogue scale; the analgesic requirement was assessed with a numerical score. No significant diffe...