Evidence-based Guidelines for the Management of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency After Pancreatic Surgery
Objective: To provide evidence-based recommendations for the management of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) after pancreatic surgery. Background: EPI is a common complication after pancreatic surgery but there is certain confusion about its frequency, optimal methods of diagnosis, and when and how to treat these patients. Methods: Eighteen multidisciplinary reviewers performed a systematic review on 10 predefined questions following the GRADE methodology. Six external expert referees reviewed the retrieved information. Members from Spanish Association of Pancreatology were invited to suggest modifications and voted for the quantification of agreement. Results: These guidelines analyz…
sj-pdf-1-ueg-10.1177_2050640620924302 - Supplemental material for Multicentric Italian survey on daily practice for autoimmune pancreatitis: Clinical data, diagnosis, treatment, and evolution toward pancreatic insufficiency
Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-ueg-10.1177_2050640620924302 for Multicentric Italian survey on daily practice for autoimmune pancreatitis: Clinical data, diagnosis, treatment, and evolution toward pancreatic insufficiency by Luca Barresi, Matteo Tacelli, Stefano Francesco Crinò Fabia Attili, Maria Chiara Petrone, Germana De Nucci, Silvia Carrara, Guido Manfredi, Gabriele Capurso, Claudio Giovanni De Angelis, Lucia Crocellà, Alberto Fantin, Maria Francesca Dore, Alessandra Tina Garribba, Ilaria Tarantino, Nicolò De Pretis, Danilo Pagliari, Gemma Rossi, Gianpiero Manes, Paoletta Preatoni, Ilenia Barbuscio, Fabio Tuzzolino, Mario Traina, Luca Frulloni, Guido Costamagna, Paolo Giorgio Arcidiac…
sj-pdf-1-ueg-10.1177_2050640620924302 - Supplemental material for Multicentric Italian survey on daily practice for autoimmune pancreatitis: Clinical data, diagnosis, treatment, and evolution toward pancreatic insufficiency
Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-ueg-10.1177_2050640620924302 for Multicentric Italian survey on daily practice for autoimmune pancreatitis: Clinical data, diagnosis, treatment, and evolution toward pancreatic insufficiency by Luca Barresi, Matteo Tacelli, Stefano Francesco Crinò Fabia Attili, Maria Chiara Petrone, Germana De Nucci, Silvia Carrara, Guido Manfredi, Gabriele Capurso, Claudio Giovanni De Angelis, Lucia Crocellà, Alberto Fantin, Maria Francesca Dore, Alessandra Tina Garribba, Ilaria Tarantino, Nicolò De Pretis, Danilo Pagliari, Gemma Rossi, Gianpiero Manes, Paoletta Preatoni, Ilenia Barbuscio, Fabio Tuzzolino, Mario Traina, Luca Frulloni, Guido Costamagna, Paolo Giorgio Arcidiac…
Clinical outcome of patients who underwent total pancreatectomy.
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Acute pancreatitis in children. An Italian multicentre study
Abstract Aim . To evaluate the clinical, morphological and aetiological aspects of acute pancreatitis in children in Italy. Patients . The hospital records of 50 consecutive patients with acute pancreatitis observed in 5 Italian Pediatric Departments were reviewed. Results . A total of 25 males and 25 females (median age 10.5 years, range 2–17) were studied. Of these patients, 48 (96%) had abdominal pain. The pancreatitis was associated with biliary disease in 10 patients (20%); it was due to viral infection in 6 patients (12%), pancreatic duct abnormalities in 4 (8%), familial chronic pancreatitis in 3 (6%), trauma in 5 (10%) and other causes in 5 (10%); the pancreatitis was of unknown ori…
The Applicability of a Checklist for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency: Results of the Italian Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency Registry
Objective To evaluate a rapid checklist capable of identifying exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in outpatients. Methods Prospective observational study of a multicenter cohort. Results One hundred and two patients were enrolled; 61.8% of the patients had medically-treated benign or malignant pancreatic disease, and 38.2% had a pancreatic resection. Visual examination of the feces was evaluated in 84 patients and it was related to steatorrhea in 51 patients (50.0%). Receiver operating characteristic curves were evaluated for each symptom or clinical sign and four of them (ie, increase in daily bowel movements, number of bowel movements, fatty stools, >10% weight loss) had a satisfactory …
Multicentric Italian survey on daily practice for autoimmune pancreatitis: Clinical data, diagnosis, treatment, and evolution toward pancreatic insufficiency
BACKGROUND: Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a rare, and relatively new, form of chronic pancreatitis. The management of AIP can vary considerably among different centres in daily clinical practice. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to present a picture of epidemiological, clinical characteristics, outcomes, and the real-life practice in terms of management in several academic and non-academic centres in Italy. METHODS: Data on the clinical presentation, diagnostic work-up, treatments, frequency of relapses, and long-term outcomes were retrospectively collected in a cohort of AIP patients diagnosed at 14 centres in Italy. RESULTS: One hundred and six patients were classified as type 1 AI…
Total pancreatectomy: indications, operative technique, and results: a single centre experience and review of literature.
The aims of this study were to identify the indications to perform a total pancreatectomy and to evaluate the outcome and quality of life of the patient who underwent this operation. A retrospective analysis of a prospective database, regarding all the patients who underwent total pancreatectomy from January 2006 to June 2009, was carried out. Perioperative and outcome data were analyzed in two different groups: ductal adenocarcinoma (group 1) and non-ductal adenocarcinoma (group 2). Twenty (16.9%) total pancreatectomies out of 118 pancreatic resections were performed. Seven (35.0%) patients were affected by ductal adenocarcinoma (group 1) and the remaining 13 (65.0%) by pancreatic diseases…