2022
Juxta-papillary duodenal diverticula are associated with pyogenic liver abscesses: a case control study
Shankar U, Bhandari P, Panchal A, Weeks D, Wu H, Chen F, Maheshwari N, Bansal R, Walfish A, Baum J, Jamidar PA, Aron J. Juxta-papillary duodenal diverticula are associated with pyogenic liver abscesses: a case control study. BMC Gastroenterology 2022, 22: 52. PMID: 35130860, PMCID: PMC8822858, DOI: 10.1186/s12876-022-02120-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsCryptogenic PLADiabetes mellitusDuodenal diverticulumLiver abscessesOdds ratioSignificant associationMultiple logistic regression analysisConcurrent acute cholecystitisCryptogenic liver abscessesPyogenic liver abscessesIdentifiable risk factorsRetrospective chart reviewThird of patientsTraditional risk factorsCase-control studyStudy inclusion criteriaDiagnosis of PLAMultiple logistic regressionLogistic regression analysisUnidentified risk factorsElectronic medical recordsComputerized tomography (CT) imagingSingle expert radiologistAscending cholangitis
2020
Comorbidities Drive the Majority of Overall Mortality in Low-Risk Mucinous Pancreatic Cysts Under Surveillance
Chhoda A, Yousaf MN, Madhani K, Aslanian H, Jamidar PA, Suarez AL, Salem R, Muniraj T, Kunstman J, Farrell JJ. Comorbidities Drive the Majority of Overall Mortality in Low-Risk Mucinous Pancreatic Cysts Under Surveillance. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2020, 20: 631-640.e1. PMID: 33309984, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCharlson Comorbidity IndexHigh-risk stigmataMucinous pancreatic cystsOverall mortalityWorrisome featuresPancreatic cystsComorbidity burdenAge-adjusted Charlson comorbidity indexKaplan-Meir survival analysisLow-risk cystsSingle-center studyHigher overall mortalityElectronic medical recordsComorbidity indexProspective surveillanceCenter studyMortality outcomesMedical recordsMucinous cystsPatient outcomesSerial imagingSurveillance populationCohort stratificationSurvival analysisAbstractText