Simple Summary Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is a devastating disease that is very
hard to treat. Here, we advance and evaluate the notion that the best possible management …

Objective: Tobacco cigarette smoking is one of the major leading causes of death
throughout the world. Smoking has both acute and chronic effect on haematological …

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a severe disease associated with high morbidity and mortality.
Clinical studies can provide some data concerning the etiology, pathophysiology, and …

It was shown that cigarette smoking (CS) was a major environmental factor which effect on
hematological parameters in healthy person (no clinical signs). Thus the current study aimed …

Pancreatic secretions have an important role in the regulation of a normal nutritional state
but can be altered owing to a variety of pathophysiological mechanisms in the context of …

Aim: The study investigated the extent to which tobacco smoke exposure causes changes in
lipids biochemistry through measurement blood concentrations of: paraoxonase-1 (PON-1) …

CFTR, the cystic fibrosis (CF) gene-encoded epithelial anion channel, has a prominent role
in driving chloride, bicarbonate and fluid secretion in the ductal cells of the exocrine …

Objectives Tobacco exposure is an established risk factor for pancreatic cancer and chronic
pancreatitis; however, its role in pancreatic insufficiency is not clear. Methods This …

Post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) is an acute pancreatitis caused by endoscopic-retrograde-
cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). About 10% of patients develop PEP after ERCP. Here …

Background There are a certain number of acute pancreatitis (AP) patients who may suffer
from multiple episodes and develop recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP), but recurrence rates …