2023
Building a Quality Practice in Chronic Pancreatitis
Kothari D, Ketwaroo G, Sheth S. Building a Quality Practice in Chronic Pancreatitis. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2023, 57: 265-268. PMID: 36598825, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000001824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic pancreatitisManagement of CPMyriad of symptomsChemical dependencyAbdominal painEndoscopic therapyPain managementIrreversible scarringFibroinflammatory disorderPancreatic parenchymaPatientsWeight lossPancreatitisCenters of excellenceNauseaSteatorrheaPainDiabetesScarringTherapySymptomsAvailable dataParenchymaRecent literature
2017
The Impact of Risk Factors of Chronic Pancreatitis on Secretin Pancreatic Function Testing
Kothari D, Ketwaroo G, Freedman S, Sheth S. The Impact of Risk Factors of Chronic Pancreatitis on Secretin Pancreatic Function Testing. Pancreas 2017, 46: 887-890. PMID: 28697128, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000000871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent acute pancreatitisPeak bicarbonate concentrationHistory of APAcute pancreatitisRisk factorsPancreatic function testingChronic pancreatitisLocal complicationsFunction testingFemale sexBicarbonate concentrationRetrospective reviewUnivariate analysisFamily historyTobacco usePancreatitisPatientsMultivariate analysisAlcohol useComplicationsSignificant differencesSexFactorsHistoryComparison of Combined Endoscopic Ultrasonography and Endoscopic Secretin Testing With the Traditional Secretin Pancreatic Function Test in Patients With Suspected Chronic Pancreatitis
Kothari D, Ketwaroo G, Sawhney M, Freedman S, Sheth S. Comparison of Combined Endoscopic Ultrasonography and Endoscopic Secretin Testing With the Traditional Secretin Pancreatic Function Test in Patients With Suspected Chronic Pancreatitis. Pancreas 2017, 46: 770-775. PMID: 28609365, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000000829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomarkersCross-Over StudiesEndoscopes, GastrointestinalEndoscopy, GastrointestinalEndosonographyFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPancreatic Function TestsPancreatic JuicePancreatitis, ChronicPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProspective StudiesReproducibility of ResultsSecretinTime FactorsWorkflowConceptsChronic pancreatitisPeak bicarbonate concentrationPancreatic function testsEndoscopic ultrasonographyFunction testsPoor concordanceProspective crossover studyPancreatic function testingFunctional testsBicarbonate concentrationPeak bicarbonateSecretin testingCrossover studyFunction testingTest concordanceDiscordant findingsFunctional assessmentPatientsImproved concordancePancreatitisSignificant correlationUltrasonographyConcordanceFeasible testCutoff
2015
Approach to Patients With Suspected Chronic Pancreatitis
Ketwaroo G, Freedman S, Sheth S. Approach to Patients With Suspected Chronic Pancreatitis. Pancreas 2015, 44: 173-180. PMID: 25675419, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000000239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic pancreatitisEarly diagnosisSignificant health care burdenSignificant health care resourcesNonspecific abdominal painEarly chronic pancreatitisHealth care burdenHealth care resourcesCurrent diagnostic testsAbdominal painPancreatic changesCare burdenLarge cohortCare resourcesPatientsDiagnostic testsDiagnosisPancreatitisAvailable literaturePainCohort
2013
Defining the Accuracy of Secretin Pancreatic Function Testing in Patients With Suspected Early Chronic Pancreatitis
Ketwaroo G, Brown A, Young B, Kheraj R, Sawhney M, Mortele K, Najarian R, Tewani S, Dasilva D, Freedman S, Sheth S. Defining the Accuracy of Secretin Pancreatic Function Testing in Patients With Suspected Early Chronic Pancreatitis. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2013, 108: 1360. PMID: 23711627, PMCID: PMC5388854, DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2013.148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly chronic pancreatitisNegative predictive valueChronic pancreatitisPancreatic function testingPositive predictive valueHistologic evidenceFunction testingPredictive valuePancreatic imagingTertiary care institutionMedian followPositive patientsRetrospective reviewPancreatic functionMedical recordsPancreatitisPatientsDiagnostic accuracyCharacteristic symptomsCare institutionsFollowSubsequent developmentImagingEvidenceSymptomsAutoimmune Pancreatitis.
Ketwaroo G, Sheth S. Autoimmune Pancreatitis. The Gastroenterology Report 2013, 1: 27-32. PMID: 24040625, DOI: 10.1093/gastro/got011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIgG4-positive cellsAutoimmune pancreatitisType 2 autoimmune pancreatitisTreatment of AIPTypes of AIPPrimary sclerosing cholangitisType 1 diseaseExtrapancreatic manifestationsSclerosing cholangitisBenign diseaseFibroinflammatory disorderPancreatic cancerElevated levelsPancreatitisDiseaseDisordersCholangitisCorticosteroidsCellsPathophysiologyTherapyCancerPancreasSubtypesDiagnosisAutoimmune pancreatitis
Ketwaroo G, Sheth S. Autoimmune pancreatitis. Gastroenterology Report 2013, 1: 27-32. PMID: 24759664, PMCID: PMC3768278, DOI: 10.1093/gastro/got011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIgG4-positive cellsAutoimmune pancreatitisType 2 autoimmune pancreatitisTreatment of AIPTypes of AIPPrimary sclerosing cholangitisType 1 diseaseExtrapancreatic manifestationsSclerosing cholangitisBenign diseaseFibroinflammatory disorderPancreatic cancerTreat disorderPancreatitisElevated levelsDiseaseDisordersCholangitisCorticosteroidsCellsPathophysiologyTherapyCancerPancreasSubtypes
2012
223 Long Term Follow-up of Patients With Suspected Early Chronic Pancreatitis to Determine the Diagnostic Accuracy of the Secretin Pancreatic Stimulation Test
Ketwaroo G, Brown A, Young B, Kheraj R, Freedman S, Sheth S. 223 Long Term Follow-up of Patients With Suspected Early Chronic Pancreatitis to Determine the Diagnostic Accuracy of the Secretin Pancreatic Stimulation Test. Gastroenterology 2012, 142: s-55. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(12)60212-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research