2020
Endoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine needle aspiration of accessory spleen: Cytomorphologic features and diagnostic considerations
Gilani SM, Muniraj T, Farrell JJ, Aslanian HR, Cai G. Endoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine needle aspiration of accessory spleen: Cytomorphologic features and diagnostic considerations. Diagnostic Cytopathology 2020, 48: 623-628. PMID: 32315514, DOI: 10.1002/dc.24434.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspirationUltrasound-guided fine-needle aspirationFine-needle aspirationProminent vascularityLymphoid cellsLarge platelet aggregatesCytomorphologic featuresNeedle aspirationNeoplastic processNon-specific clinical symptomsKey cytomorphologic featuresMass-forming lesionsPancreatic tail regionMixed inflammatory cellsKey cytologic featuresSmall-sized lymphocytesPancreas/Most patientsMale patientsSurgical managementClinical symptomsInflammatory cellsMean agePeripancreatic tissueDiagnostic challenge
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