Vol 14, No 1 (2013)

January - p. 1-108

Table of Contents

EDITORIALS

Gross specimen showing a large lobulated tumor in relation to the body and tail of the pancreas which showed cystic and hemorrhagic degeneration.
 Pancreatic Extragastrointestinal Stromal Tumors, Interstitial Cajal Like Cells, and Telocytes HTML PDF
Somanath Padhi, Rajlaxmi Sarangi, Saumyaranjan Mallick 1-14

REVIEWS

Proposed algorithm for diagnosis and management of lymphoepithelial cysts.
 Is Preoperative Diagnosis Possible? A Clinical and Radiological Review of Lymphoepithelial Cysts of the Pancreas HTML PDF
Stephen Osiro, Jonier R Rodriguez, Kevin J Tiwari, Iliana I Rodriguez, Njambi Mathenge, Robert Shane Tubbs, Marios Loukas 15-20

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital. Johannesburg, South Africa
 Post-Frey Procedure Quality of Life in South African Patients with Painful Chronic Pancreatitis HTML PDF
Cara Yvonne Jeppe, Piet Becker, Martin Derrick Smith 21-30
Comparison of mean peak pancreatic fluid [HCO3-] and 95% CI among all studied cohorts.
 Cigarette Smoking Impairs Pancreatic Duct Cell Bicarbonate Secretion HTML PDF
Vivek Kadiyala, Linda S Lee, Peter A Banks, Shadeah Suleiman, Joao A Paulo, Wei Wang, Jessica Rosenblum, Nisha I Sainani, Koenraad Mortele, Darwin Lewis Conwell 31-38
Dose volume histogram (DVH) comparing doses to organs at risk.
 Dosimetric Comparison of Doses to Organs at Risk Using 3-D Conformal Radiotherapy versus Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy in Postoperative Radiotherapy of Periampullary Cancers: Implications for Radiation Dose Escalation HTML PDF
Amit Bahl, Rakesh Kapoor, Parsee Tomar, Oinam Arun Singh, Rajesh Gupta, Suresh C Sharma 39-43
Royal Victoria Infirmary. Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
 Does On-Site Adequacy Assessment by Cytotechnologists Improve Results of EUS guided FNA of Solid Pancreaticobiliary Lesions? HTML PDF
Manu K Nayar, Suvadip Chatterjee, Viney Wadehra, Joanne Cunningham, John Leeds, Kofi Oppong 44-49
Stent placed after minor papillotomy.
 Clinical Presentation and Outcome of Endoscopic Therapy in Patients with Symptomatic Chronic Pancreatitis Associated with Pancreas Divisum HTML PDF
Deepak Kumar Bhasin, Surinder Singh Rana, Rupinder Singh Sidhu, Birinder Nagi, Babu Ram Thapa, Ujjal Poddar, Rajesh Gupta, Saroj Kant Sinha, Kartar Singh 50-56
Kaplan-Meier-plot of estimated stent patency.
 Long-Term Outcome of Self Expandable Metal Stents for Biliary Obstruction in Chronic Pancreatitis HTML PDF
Alexander Waldthaler, Kerstin Schütte, Jochen Weigt, Siegfried Kropf, Peter Malfertheiner, Stefan Kahl 57-62
University of Melbourne, Austin Health. Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
 A Fast Track Recovery Program Significantly Reduces Hospital Length of Stay Following Uncomplicated Pancreaticoduodenectomy HTML PDF
Mehrdad Nikfarjam, Laurence Weinberg, Nicholas Low, Michael A Fink, Vijayaragavan Muralidharan, Nezor Houli, Graham Starkey, Robert Jones, Christopher Christophi 63-70

CASE REPORTS

Mixture of usual cholangiocarcinoma (left part of the picture) and small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (right part).
 Mixed Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Common Bile Duct HTML PDF
Revital Linder, Tatiana Dorfman, Offir Ben-Ishay, Eli Kakiashvili, Eugene Velodavsky, Yoram Kluger 71-73
Splenic vein venography.
 Nonspecific Hyperamylasemia: A Case Report HTML PDF
Julio Cesar Wiederkehr, Barbara A Wiederkehr, Henrique A Wiederkehr, Caroline A Carvalho 74-76
PET CT image shows diffuse uptake of contrast in the head of the pancreas.
 Intraductal Oncocytic Papillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas: Report of a Case Requiring Completion Pancreatectomy HTML PDF
Max V Wohlauer, Martine McManus, Norio Fukami, Csaba Gajdos 77-80
MRI abdomen showing pancreatic necrosis compressing on the common bile duct.
 Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis Associated with Vildagliptin HTML PDF
Purnima Kunjathaya, Pradeep Kakkadasam Ramaswami, Anupama Nagar Krishnamurthy, Naresh Bhat 81-84
Nodular mass in the common bile duct lumen.
 An Unusual Presentation of a Carcinoid Tumor of the Common Bile Duct HTML PDF
Ashif Jethava, Visvanathan Muralidharan, Thalia Mesologites, Elena Stoica-Mustafa, Constantin A Dasanu 85-87
An adult form of Ascaris lumbricoides after extraction from common bile duct.
 Ascariasis as an Unexpected Cause of Acute Pancreatitis with Cholangitis: A Rare Case Report from Urban Area HTML PDF
Pochamana Phisalprapa, Varayu Prachayakul 88-91
A sharp M band in the gamma-globulin region detected on serum protein electrophoresis.
 Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia Presenting with Pancreatic Mass: A Case Report and Review of Literature HTML PDF
Hemanta Kumar Nayak, Premashish Kar, Avishek Bagchi, Neha Kapoor, Siddarth Kapahtia, Ujjwal Sonika, Naresh Kumar, Suresh Kumar 92-95
View of the duodenum and pancreas.
 A Strange Case of Double Annular Pancreas HTML PDF
Satheesha Nayak, Narendra Pamidi, Bincy M George, Anitha Guru 96-98
MRCP showing cystic dilation of terminal part of main pancreatic duct.
 Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis in a Patient with Wirsungocele and Neuroendocrine Tumor of Ampulla of Vater HTML PDF
Vinay Dhir, Nitin Joshi, Suhirdan Vivekanandarajah, Suryaprakash Bhandari, Mukta Bapat, Amit Maydeo 99-101

PANCREAS NEWS - Pharmacological Corner

Pancreas News - Pharmacology Corner
 Oral Agents for Treatment of Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Could Pharmaeconomic, Cost-Effectiveness Data Play a Significant Role? HTML PDF
Maria Elisa Barna, Ilaria Uomo, Maurizio Pastorello 102-104

PANCREAS ALERTS

Pancreas alerts
 Hot articles recently published in the field of pancreatology HTML PDF
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