Adam Slivka

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus
other 2012
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association ·doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2011.12.040

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Endoscopic therapy (ET) frequently is used to treat patients with painful chronic pancreatitis (CP), but little is known about outcomes of patients for whom ET was not successful who then underwent surgery, or outcomes af…

other 2012
Journal of transplantation ·doi:10.1155/2012/642787

Chronic pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease of the pancreas that causes permanent changes in the function and structure of the pancreas. It is most commonly a complication of cystic fibrosis or due to a genetic predisposition. Chronic p…

observational 2008
World journal of gastroenterology ·doi:10.3748/wjg.14.4486

AIM: To test the hypothesis that calcium sensing receptor (CASR) polymorphisms are associated with chronic pancreatitis (CP), and to determine whether serine protease inhibitor Kazal 1type (SPINK1) N34S or alcohol are necessary co-factors i…

observational 2008
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine ·doi:10.5858/2008-132-48-sigfli

CONTEXT: Autoimmune pancreatitis is an uncommon, inflammatory disease of the pancreas that presents with clinical features, such as painless jaundice and a pancreatic mass, similar to those caused by pancreatic cancer. Patients with autoimm…