Voluntary Faculty
Voluntary faculty are typically clinicians or others who are employed outside of the School but make significant contributions to department programs at the medical center or at affiliate institutions.
Voluntary rank detailsUday Shankar
Assistant Clinical ProfessorAbout
Research
Publications
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