title: [Pancreatic Diseases].
abstract: The author presents his personal choice of practical relevant papers of pancreatic diseases from 2014 to 2015. Nutritional factors and hypertriglycidemia are discussed as causes of acute pancreatitis. Tools to avoid post-ERCP(endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) pancreatitis are described and the natural course of fluid collections and pseudocysts is demonstrated. The value of secretin-MRCP(magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography) for diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis is illustrated. Data help to choose the minimally effective prednisolone dose in autoimmune pancreatitis. The increased prevalence of fractures in patients with chronic pancreatitis highlights the necessity of screening for bone density loss. The association of vitamin D intake with pancreatic cancer is described. The probability of cancer in IPNM is shown and innovative surgical concepts to reduce the loss of pancreatic function are presented. Finally neoadjuvant concepts for the treatment of pancreatic cancer are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: 1 Abteilung für Innere Medizin 4 des Krankenhauses der Elisabethinen, Linz.
authors.forename: Rainer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schöfl
mesh_terms: D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010186:Pancreatic Function Tests; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D019283:Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D050500:Pancreatitis, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis
keywords: Pankreaserkrankungen; Pankreaskarzinom; acute pancreatitis; akute Pankreatitis; cancer du pancréas; chronic pancreatitis; chronische Pankreatitis; maladies du pancréas; pancreatic cancer; pancreatic diseases; pancréatite aiguë; pancréatite chronique