Since its introduction, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has been an important tool for the confirmation and treatment of acute and chronic pancreatic disease. However, compared with other endoscopic procedures, ERCP…
Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a unique form of corticosteroid responsive chronic pancreatitis. In recent years, a distinct clinical presentation, histology, serology, and subtypes of AIP have been identified. This rare…
Burden of Acute Pancreatitis in the Modern Era Recent national survey data indicate a rising incidence of acute pancreatitis in the United States, attributed primarily to a rise in biliary…
Jacques Van Dam, MD, PhD, Guest Editor An issue devoted to the modern management of pancreatic disease? Really ? Is there a cure for pancreatic cancer? Well… no. Have we…
In the past decade, there has been a seismic shift in the use of imaging for Crohn disease (CD) away from small-bowel follow-through (SBFT) to cross-sectional techniques, most commonly computed…
Epidemiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Although inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is found worldwide, the majority of studies have focused on white populations in North America and Europe. The incidence (or…
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is classically characterized by periods of remission and clinical relapse. In some patients disease may take an aggressive course that involves frequent relapses, continued active disease,…
Clinical Significance of Fecal Biomarkers Differentiating patients with inflammatory disease from those with functional disorders may be difficult in patients with nonspecific symptoms, such as diarrhea and abdominal pain. Most…
Serologies have well-established roles in the diagnosis of a variety of immunologically driven diseases; rheumatologists rely on an alphabet soup of antibodies, hepatologists depend on serologic tests to diagnose primary…
It is surprising how little is known about disability in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). There are sparse data on IBD-related disability compared with other chronic inflammatory diseases such…
