Pancreas and Biliary Tract
News
Surveillance finds pancreatic ductal carcinoma in situ at resectable stage
Key clinical point: Surveillance of high-risk individuals was relatively successful in detecting pancreatic ductal carcinoma in situ (PDAC) at a...
From the AGA Journals
VIDEO: Newer MRI hardware, software significantly better at detecting pancreatic cysts
Advances in MRI technology over the last decade have substantially improved the ability of health care providers to detect incidental pancreatic...
News
Increased prevalence of pancreatic cysts due to MRI improvements
Key clinical point: The apparent increase of the prevalence of incidental pancreatic cysts in recent years may be tied to improvements in MRI...
From the AGA Journals
P2X7 receptor implicated in visceral pain caused by chronic pancreatitis
A subtype of purinergic receptor on spinal microglial cells mediated visceral pain hypersensitivity in rats with chronic pancreatitis, and...