Narrative review of traditional Chinese medicine for pancreatitis management
Traditional Chinese Medicine May Help Treat Pancreatitis
This narrative review examines the use of traditional Chinese medicine in patients with pancreatitis. The authors note that methodological h…
New research suggests Traditional Chinese Medicine could help treat pancreatitis by fixing gut issues and calming inflammation.
Metabolic syndrome increases chronic pancreatitis risk in UK Biobank participants
Metabolic syndrome doubles risk of chronic pancreatitis in large UK study
This prospective cohort study analyzed 349,995 UK Biobank participants free of chronic pancreatitis at baseline. Metabolic syndrome was sign…
A massive study of nearly 350,000 people found that metabolic syndrome significantly increases the risk of developing chronic pancreatitis o…
IM-PAC Grading Correlates with Chronic Pancreatitis Severity on CT and MRI
New imaging scale links pancreatic changes to chronic pancreatitis severity
This retrospective observational cohort study evaluated the IM-PAC grading system in 280 abdominal CT and MRI examinations from 2023. Higher…
A new imaging scale reliably grades pancreatic shrinkage and ties it to disease severity, offering doctors a clearer picture of chronic panc…
Whole-exome sequencing identifies chronic pancreatitis as a phenotype in 17q12 deletion syndrome
A Rare Genetic Condition Just Got a Newly Recognized Symptom
A systematic review of a single case report involving an 18-year-old female with 17q12 deletion syndrome utilized whole-exome sequencing. Th…
An 18-year-old's mysterious abdominal pain turned out to be linked to a rare genetic syndrome — and her case may help doctors recognize this…