2019
Chronic Pancreatitis
Schwarzenberg SJ, Uc A, Zimmerman B, Wilschanski M, Wilcox CM, Whitcomb DC, Werlin SL, Troendle D, Tang G, Slivka A, Singh VK, Sherman S, Shah U, Sandhu BS, Romagnuolo J, Rhee S, Pohl JF, Perito ER, Ooi CY, Nathan JD, Muniraj T, Morinville VD, McFerron B, Mascarenhas M, Maqbool A, Liu Q, Lin TK, Lewis M, Husain SZ, Himes R, Heyman MB, Guda N, Gonska T, Giefer MJ, Gelrud A, Gariepy CE, Gardner TB, Freedman SD, Forsmark CE, Fishman DS, Cote GA, Conwell D, Brand RE, Bellin M, Barth B, Banks PA, Anderson MA, Amann ST, Alkaade S, Abu‐El‐Haija M, Abberbock JN, Lowe ME, Yadav D. Chronic Pancreatitis. Journal Of Pediatric Gastroenterology And Nutrition 2019, 68: 566-573. PMID: 30897605, PMCID: PMC6492264, DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000002279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic pancreatitisRisk factorsGenetic risk factorsOnly risk factorEmergency room visitsInternational Study GroupAge of onsetWork/schoolDisease durationPediatric pancreatitisRoom visitsDiabetes prevalenceRadiographic findingsAppropriate statistical testsPancreatic insufficiencyChildhood onsetStudy groupSecondary analysisCohortNatural historyPancreatitisCP treatmentAdultsChildrenLength of time
2017
Validation of Demographics, Etiology, and Risk Factors for Chronic Pancreatitis in the USA: A Report of the North American Pancreas Study (NAPS) Group
Conwell DL, Banks PA, Sandhu BS, Sherman S, Al-Kaade S, Gardner TB, Anderson MA, Wilcox CM, Lewis MD, Muniraj T, Forsmark CE, Cote GA, Guda NM, Tian Y, Romagnuolo J, Wisniewski SR, Brand R, Gelrud A, Slivka A, Whitcomb DC, Yadav D. Validation of Demographics, Etiology, and Risk Factors for Chronic Pancreatitis in the USA: A Report of the North American Pancreas Study (NAPS) Group. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2017, 62: 2133-2140. PMID: 28600657, PMCID: PMC6040886, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-017-4621-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsIdiopathic etiologyEpidemiologic trendsChronic pancreatitis patientsRecent epidemiologic trendsMultiple risk factorsCurrent epidemiologic trendsNAPS2 studyAlcohol etiologyCP patientsYounger patientsChronic pancreatitisCommon etiologyPancreatitis patientsMean ageConclusionOur dataUS CentersStudy groupEtiologyObjectivesOur aimPatientsGenetic etiologySmokingDemographic factorsValidation study
2015
A Double-Blind, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial of the Effect of a Radiation-Attenuating Drape on Radiation Exposure to Endoscopy Staff During ERCP
Muniraj T, Aslanian HR, Laine L, Farrell J, Ciarleglio MM, Deng Y, Ho H, Jamidar PA. A Double-Blind, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial of the Effect of a Radiation-Attenuating Drape on Radiation Exposure to Endoscopy Staff During ERCP. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2015, 110: 690. PMID: 25823765, DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2015.85.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyTherapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyHigh-volume centersRadiation exposureEffective doseTertiary care university centerDouble-blind trialPrimary end pointRelative risk reductionDose area productEye levelAnnual radiation exposureRetrograde cholangiopancreatographyStudy groupEnd pointNeckDoseEndoscopistsRadiation doseEyesShamRisk reductionAnnual effective doseExposureArea product
2013
Su1315 Etiology and Risk Factors for Chronic Pancreatitis (CP) in the United States: A Report of the North American Pancreas Study (NAPS2) Group
Conwell D, Yadav D, Banks P, Gardner T, Lewis M, Romagnuolo J, Forsmark C, Sherman S, Cote G, Al-Kaade S, Anderson M, Sandhu B, Guda N, Wilcox C, Slivka A, Brand R, Gelrud A, Wisniewski S, Muniraj T, Whitcomb D. Su1315 Etiology and Risk Factors for Chronic Pancreatitis (CP) in the United States: A Report of the North American Pancreas Study (NAPS2) Group. Gastroenterology 2013, 144: s-455-s-456. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(13)61682-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research