Special Issue

Pancreatitis: New Insights into Etiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Management and Complications

Submission Deadline: April 30, 2019 (Open) Submit Now

Guest Editor

Prashanth Rawla, MD

Department of Internal Medicine, SOVAH Health, Martinsville, VA, USA

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Research Interests: Gastroenterology; mainly pancreatitis; inflammatory bowel disease; hepatitis; diabetes and oncology

About This Topic

Acute and chronic pancreatitis pose significant burdens in terms of morbidity, mortality rate, and financial costs. Novel insights into etiology, physio-pathology, clinical features, diagnosis, management and complications of pancreatitis have been recently published in scientific journals, thus changing both disease paradigms and clinical practice.

We invite authors to submit new research ongoing research and review of current research in the form of original research contributions, literature reviews, case reports, mini reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analysis in the subject of the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of pancreatitis.

Potential sub topics include but are not limited to the following:
Epidemiology and classification
Risk factors
Pancreatitis, acute and chronic: the pathologist’s point of view
Biology and molecular pathways of acute and chronic pancreatitis
Diagnosis: the role of ultrasound, Ct abdomen and endoscopic ultrasound and novel technologies. Role of amylase and lipase.
Current management: treatment and surveillance strategies
Future perspectives
Pancreatitis and risk of pancreatic cancer
Non alcoholic pancreatic disease and pancreatitis
Complications of pancreatitis

Planned Papers

Title：Pancreatitis: New insights into etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, management, and complications
Authors: Dr. Fady Kaldas and Dr. Danielle Graham
Affiliation: Surgery department at UCLA, USA

Title：Management of pancreatic fluid collection complicating acute pancreatitis
Authors: Gaël Deplanque, Domenico Galasso
Affiliation: Hopital Riviera Chablais, Canton VD et VS, Switzerland

Title：Endoscopic management of acute recurrent pancreatitis
Authors: Pier Alberto Testoni
Affiliation: Vita Salute San Raffaele University - San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy

Title：Management of severe necrotising pancreatitis
Authors: Michal Kawka, Tamara Gall, Professor Jiao Long
Affiliation: Department of Surgery and Cancer, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College, London

Title：Walled-off necrosis in acute pancreatitis: clinical implications
Author: Raffaele Pezzilli
Affiliation: Pancreas Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Sant'Orsola Polyclinic, Bologna, Italy

Title: A Review of Current Surgical Management of Chronic Pancreatitis.
Authors: En Yaw Hong, MD; JoAnn Coleman, DNP, ACNP. AOCN; Vanita Ahuja, MD, MPH, MBA, FACS
Affiliation:
1. Surgical resident PGY 3 at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Maryland USA
2. Coordinator and nurse practitioner, Sinai Center for Geriatric Surgery at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Maryland USA
3. General surgeon and surgery residency program director, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Maryland USA

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted through the LIDSEN Submission System. Detailed information on manuscript preparation and submission is available in the Instructions for Authors. All submitted articles will be thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process and will be processed following the Editorial Process and Quality Control policy. Upon acceptance, the article will be immediately published in a regular issue of the journal and will be listed together on the special issue website, with a label that the article belongs to the Special Issue. LIDSEN distributes articles under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License in an open-access model. The authors own the copyright to the article, and the article can be free to access, distribute, and reuse provided that the original work is correctly cited.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). Research articles and review articles are highly invited. Authors are encouraged to send the tentative title and abstract of the planned paper to the Editorial Office (hepat.gastroen@lidsen.com) for record. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office.

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Publication

Open Access Review Endoscopic Therapy for Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis by Pier Alberto Testoni  and Sabrina Testoni Received: 17 October 2019;  Published: 23 December 2019;  doi: 10.21926/obm.hg.1904042 Abstract Recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP) is a clinical entity characterized by episodes of acute pancreatitis which occurs on more than one occasion. Recurrence of pancreatitis generally occurs in a setting of a normal anatomical and functional gland, however, a chronic disease at early stage may be found either on the occasion of the first episode [...]

Open Access Case Report Secondary Acute Pancreatitis Associated with Paracetamol and Codeine Administration after Dental Treatment: Literature Analysis and Clinical Case Study by Alessandro Luigi Rossi  , Vincenzo Capilupi  , David Palombo  , Luigi Tagliatesta  , Tecla Terenzio  , Marco Vitali  and Matteo Chiapasco Received: 29 April 2019;  Published: 30 August 2019;  doi: 10.21926/obm.hg.1903035 Abstract OBJECTIVES To review current literature analysing possible secondary complications in response to the administration of paracetamol and codeine as analgesics in the dental field. To discuss a case of secondary acute pancreatitis triggered by the administration of both active ingredients. MATERIALS AND METHODS A 28-year-old patient, without [...]

Open Access Review Rare Causes of Acute Pancreatitis: Drugs, Eosinophilia, and Autoimmunity by Mauro Turrin Received: 15 March 2019;  Published: 29 August 2019;  doi: 10.21926/obm.hg.1903034 Abstract Background: Among the rarest causes of acute pancreatitis, in addition to the drugs (DIAP), there are eosinophilic pancreatitis (EP) and autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP). Methods: we have researched on PUBMED the descriptions of clinical cases of eosinophilic pancreatitis appeared from 1990 to February 2019 and those related to new drugs responsi [...]

Open Access Review Pancreatitis in Solid Organ Transplant Patients: A Review of the Literature by Danielle Graham  , Takahiro Ito  , Ronald Busuttil  and Fady Kaldas Received: 05 May 2019;  Published: 29 July 2019;  doi: 10.21926/obm.hg.1903029 Abstract Acute pancreatitis is a highly morbid condition widely recognized and well-defined in the general population. In this article, we summarize the current literature on acute pancreatitis in the setting of solid organ transplant axiom, including patients who are listed for or have undergone transplantation. The literature is summarized by organ [...]

Open Access Review Hereditary Pancreatitis – A Review of Current Concepts and Management by Daniel Hughes  , Alex Gordon-Weeks  and Michael A Silva Received: 30 April 2019;  Published: 19 July 2019;  doi: 10.21926/obm.hg.1903028 Abstract (1) Background: Hereditary Pancreatitis is a rare cause of acute pancreatitis. These patients usually present at a young age with recurrent episodes of acute pancreatitis that usually progresses to chronic pancreatitis with associated endocrine and exocrine failure. Hereditary pancreatitis also carries an increased lifetime risk of pancrea [...]

Open Access Review Review of Current Evidence in Acute Pancreatitis by Samantha Varley  , Kirsten Rossi  , Meghan Murray  and Alissa Nichole Received: 17 May 2019;  Published: 12 July 2019;  doi: 10.21926/obm.hg.1903026 Abstract Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory condition of the pancreas and is one of the most common ailments of the gastrointestinal system that results in significant morbidity and mortality. The main etiologic causes of AP are alcohol consumption, gallstones, hypertriglyceridemia, and biliary stones. The clinical signs and symptoms, and [...]

Open Access Review Managing Acute Severe Necrotising Pancreatitis by Michal Kawka  , Tamara MH Gall  and Long R Jiao Received: 25 February 2019;  Published: 05 June 2019;  doi: 10.21926/obm.hg.1902022 Abstract Background: Severe necrotising pancreatitis (SNP) is characterised by high mortality, severe complications and bad prognosis despite progress in understanding of aetiology and progression of the disease. Traditionally, necrotic changes were removed by open necrosectomy but the paradigm has shifted towards more conservative management and minim [...]

Open Access Review Walled-Off Necrosis in Acute Pancreatitis: Clinical and Therapeutic Implications by Raffaele Pezzilli Received: 07 February 2019;  Published: 10 April 2019;  doi: 10.21926/obm.hg.1902017 Abstract Acute pancreatitis still represents a challenge for physicians; it ranges from mild self-limiting forms Walled-off necrosis (WON), previously called by other names, such as organized pancreatic necrosis, necroma, pancreatic sequestration, pseudocyst associated with necrosis and subacute pancreatic necrosis is a new entity of complications [...]