Pancreas and Biliary Tract
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PBC incidence remains stable in rural parts of U.S.
Researchers conducted a population-based cohort study of PBC cases in the midwestern United States between 1992 and 2011.
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EASL publishes new PBC guidelines
Diagnosis, treatment, and management are addressed in the new guideline.
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For chronic abdominal pain, THC resembled placebo
The researchers sought to alter the emotion-based aspect of chronic pain.
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Sjögren’s syndrome most common extrahepatic PBC manifestation
Up to 73% of PBC patients also have Sjögren’s syndrome.
Conference Coverage
AKI doubles risk of death for those with acute pancreatitis
CHICAGO – Database review examines advances in management of acute pancreatitis.
Conference Coverage
Recurrent acute pancreatitis significantly impairs both mental and physical quality of life
CHICAGO – It is well-known that patients with chronic pancreatitis suffer physically and emotionally, but what about those with RAP?
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Half of newly detected antimicrobial antibodies do not lead to PBC
Nearly half of newly detected antimitochondrial antibodies (AMAs) in clinical practice do not lead to a diagnosis of primary biliary cholangitis (...
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Mild, moderate hypertriglyceridemia raises pancreatitis risk
Mild to moderate hypertriglyceridemia, not just severe hypertriglyceridemia, is associated with increased risk of acute pancreatitis, according to...
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Thyroid disease does not affect primary biliary cholangitis complications
While associations are known to exist between primary biliary cholangitis and many different types of thyroid disease, a new study shows that the...
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PBC patients show brain abnormalities before cirrhosis occurs
Brain abnormalities associated with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) can be observed via magnetic resonance imaging before significant liver...