the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft(German Research Foundation),No.413635475 to Sirtl S;the LMU Munich Clinician Scientist Program;Żorniak M is supported by the United European Gastroenterology Research Fellowship.
BACKGROUND Biliary microlithiasis/sludge is detected in approximately 30%of patients with idiopathic acute pancreatitis(IAP).As recurrent biliary pancreatitis can be prevented,the underlying aetiology of IAP should be...
BACKGROUND Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis(PAM)is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized by the accumulation of innumerable microliths.Currently,effective therapeutics for PAM are not available,and the only tr...
This work was supported in part by research grants DK101793,DK114516 and DK106249,and AA025737(to D.Q.-H.Wang),as well as P30 DK020541(to Marion Bessin Liver Research Center),all from the National Institutes of Health(United States Public Health Service).
The terms biliary sludge and cholesterol microlithiasis(hereafter referred to as microlithiasis)were originated from different diagnostic techniques and may represent different stages of cholesterol gall-stone disease...
Recurrent acute pancreatitis(RAP) is defined based on the occurrence of two or more episodes of acute pancreatitis. The initial evaluation fails to detect the cause of RAP in 10%-30% of patients, whose condition is cl...
Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is a rare disease characterized by intra-alveolar presence of microliths. This study reports an interesting case of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis and provides a systematic review ...
Supported by Zhejiang Provincial Science and Technology Project,No.2011C37073
Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis(PAM)(MIM265100)is a rare disease characterized by the diffuse deposit of microlithiasis in alveolar spaces.PAM could occur worldwide with high prevalence in Asia and Europe.Familial o...
Although there are numerous causes of acute panc-reatitis, an etiology cannot always be found. Two potential etiologies, microlithiasis and sphincter of Oddi dysfunction, are discussed in this review. Gallbladder micr...
The close proximity of the endoscopic ultrasound probe to the pancreas results in superior spatial resolution compared to CT scan and MRI. In addition, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is a minimally invasive procedure tha...
A rare case is presented where a dysgenetic testis with microinvasive carcinoma in situ (CIS, also known as intratubular germ cell neoplasm of unclassified type [IGCNU] and testicular intraepithelial neoplasia [TIN]...
Silesian Medical Academy scientific grants-NN-4-173-94,NN-1-161-95,NN4-200-96,NN-1-248-97
AIM:Common bile duct microlithiasis(CBDM)is found in majority of patients with acute biliary pancreatitis(ABP)and no CBD stones in fluoroscopy during urgent ERCP.It is unclear,however,weather CBDM is a cause or the re...