"Pancreas" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A nodular organ in the ABDOMEN that contains a mixture of ENDOCRINE GLANDS and EXOCRINE GLANDS. The small endocrine portion consists of the ISLETS OF LANGERHANS secreting a number of hormones into the blood stream. The large exocrine portion (EXOCRINE PANCREAS) is a compound acinar gland that secretes several digestive enzymes into the pancreatic ductal system that empties into the DUODENUM.
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D010179
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.734
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pancreas" by people in Profiles.
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Quantitative Radiomic Features From Computed Tomography Can Predict Pancreatic Cancer up to 36 Months Before Diagnosis. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2023 01 01; 14(1):e00548.
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Imaging of the Pancreas in New-Onset Diabetes: A Prospective Pilot Study. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2022 Jun 01; 13(6):e00478.
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Characterization of patients with advanced chronic pancreatitis using natural language processing of radiology reports. PLoS One. 2020; 15(8):e0236817.
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Identification of Individuals at Increased Risk for Pancreatic Cancer in a Community-Based Cohort of Patients With Suspected Chronic Pancreatitis. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2020 04; 11(4):e00147.
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Screening for Pancreatic Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2019 08 06; 322(5):445-454.
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The Atlanta Classification, Revised Atlanta Classification, and Determinant-Based Classification of Acute Pancreatitis: Which Is Best at Stratifying Outcomes? Pancreas. 2016 Apr; 45(4):510-5.
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Admission Hematocrit and Rise in Blood Urea Nitrogen at 24?h Outperform other Laboratory Markers in Predicting Persistent Organ Failure and Pancreatic Necrosis in Acute Pancreatitis: A Post Hoc Analysis of Three Large Prospective Databases. Am J Gastroenterol. 2015 Dec; 110(12):1707-16.
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Acute Pancreatitis-Progress and Challenges: A Report on an International Symposium. Pancreas. 2015 Nov; 44(8):1195-210.
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A scoring system to predict readmission of patients with acute pancreatitis to the hospital within thirty days of discharge. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011 Feb; 9(2):175-80; quiz e18.
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Identification of pancreas-specific proteins in endoscopically (endoscopic pancreatic function test) collected pancreatic fluid with liquid chromatography--tandem mass spectrometry. Pancreas. 2010 Aug; 39(6):889-96.