Gastroenterology

Pancreatic Disorders

Questions discussed in this category

When can we consider deferring an insulin drip in patients with hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis?

If the patient does not have underlying diabetes, do the benefits of an insulin drip for this indication outweigh the risks?

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What is the role of inebilizumab in the maintenance treatment of IgG4-related disease?

Are there situations when you would choose it over Rituximab?

1 Answer available

When do you send for genetic testing (e.g., SPINK1, PRSS1, CFTR) in a patient with recurrent or chronic pancreatitis without an obvious etiology and how does it impact your management?

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How would you manage autoimmune pancreatitis in a patient after Whipple's procedure?

1 Answer available

What is your treatment algorithm for management of retroperitoneal fibrosis that does not respond to high-dose glucocorticoids?

1 Answer available

When would you consider rituximab as induction therapy in IgG4-related disease?

4 Answers available

Would you intensify therapy in IgG4 related disease based solely on a persistently significantly elevated IgG4 level when all disease manifestations and inflammatory markers have normalized?

1 Answer available

How do you approach a patient with IgG4-related disease who has failed rituximab and mycophenolate and continues to rely on high-dose steroids?

The case I am considering involves a patient with biopsy-proven fibrosing dacryoadenitis.

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2015-06

Rituximab for IgG4-related disease: a prospective, open-label trial.

Neth J Med,

The treatment outcomes in IgG4-related disease.

Medicine (Baltimore),

Therapeutic approach to IgG4-related disease: A systematic review.

International journal of pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology, 1991 Nov-Dec

Hyperlipidemia in acute pancreatitis. Relationship with etiology, onset, and severity of the disease.

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