"Pancreas" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A nodular organ in the ABDOMEN that contains a mixture of ENDOCRINE GLANDS and EXOCRINE GLANDS. The small endocrine portion consists of the ISLETS OF LANGERHANS secreting a number of hormones into the blood stream. The large exocrine portion (EXOCRINE PANCREAS) is a compound acinar gland that secretes several digestive enzymes into the pancreatic ductal system that empties into the DUODENUM.
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D010179
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.734
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pancreas" by people in Profiles.
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Biffl WL, Ball CG, Moore EE, Lees J, Todd SR, Wydo S, Privette A, Weaver JL, Koenig SM, Meagher A, Dultz L, Udekwu PO, Harrell K, Chen AK, Callcut R, Kornblith L, Jurkovich GJ, Castelo M, Schaffer KB. Don't mess with the pancreas! A multicenter analysis of the management of low-grade pancreatic injuries. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 11 01; 91(5):820-828.
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Eeda V, Hedrick A, Awasthi V. Design of 99mTc-labeled zinc-chelating imaging probe for SPECT imaging of the pancreas. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2021 11 15; 52:128385.
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Biffl WL, Zhao FZ, Morse B, McNutt M, Lees J, Byerly S, Weaver J, Callcut R, Ball CG, Nahmias J, West M, Jurkovich GJ, Todd SR, Bala M, Spalding C, Kornblith L, Castelo M, Schaffer KB, Moore EE. A multicenter trial of current trends in the diagnosis and management of high-grade pancreatic injuries. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 05 01; 90(5):776-786.
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Yang Y, Ding L, Cao Z, Qu D, Weygant N. Tuft cells: an emerging therapeutic target for pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer? Expert Opin Ther Targets. 2020 12; 24(12):1183-1186.
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Moore LL, Zhou Z, Li M, Houchen CW. Tuft Cells Play Critical Roles in the Heterogeneity and Epithelial Plasticity in Pancreatic Cancer Initiation and Progression. Gastroenterology. 2020 11; 159(5):1657-1659.
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Hayat M, Syed TA, Disbrow M, Tran NTB, Asad ZUA, Tierney WM. Recurrent Pancreatitis Secondary to Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2019 Dec; 50(4):1009-1013.
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Rozich NS, Morris KT, Garwe T, Sarwar Z, Landmann A, Siems CB, Jones A, Butler CS, McGaha PK, Axtman BC, Edil BH, Lees JS. Blame it on the injury: Trauma is a risk factor for pancreatic fistula following distal pancreatectomy compared with elective resection. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 12; 87(6):1289-1300.
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Mortaji P, Morris KT, Samedi V, Eberhardt S, Ryan S. Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor in a patient with a TSC1 variant: case report and review of the literature. Fam Cancer. 2018 04; 17(2):275-280.
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Petzel MQB, Hoffman L. Nutrition Implications for Long-Term Survivors of Pancreatic Cancer Surgery. Nutr Clin Pract. 2017 Oct; 32(5):588-598.
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Petzel MQB, Hoffman L. Nutrition Implications for Long-Term Survivors of Pancreatic Cancer Surgery [Formula: see text]. Nutr Clin Pract. 2017 Oct; 32(5):588-598.