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 developmentImagingEvidenceSymptoms