Issa Y

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus · active 2013-2020
2020
Meta-analysis and field synopsis of genetic variants associated with the risk and severity of acute pancreatitis.
BJS open ·doi:10.1002/bjs5.50231

BackgroundGenetic risk factors can provide insight into susceptibility for acute pancreatitis (AP) and disease progression towards (infected) necrotizing pancreatitis and persistent organ failure. The aim of the study was to undertake a sys…

2017
Diagnostic performance of imaging modalities in chronic pancreatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
European radiology ·doi:10.1007/s00330-016-4720-9

ObjectivesObtain summary estimates of sensitivity and specificity for imaging modalities for chronic pancreatitis (CP) assessment.MethodsA systematic search was performed in Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, Embase and CINAHL databases for studies…

2013
Surgical and endoscopic treatment of pain in chronic pancreatitis: a multidisciplinary update.
Digestive surgery ·doi:10.1159/000350153

Chronic pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease of the pancreas with abdominal pain as the most prominent symptom. Adequate treatment of patients with chronic pancreatitis remains a major challenge, mainly because of the lack of evidence-ba…