Ad
related to: pancreatitis specialist in my area
Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Clinically, Pawlik's focus is on alimentary tract surgery, particularly hepatic, pancreatic and biliary diseases. He also has an interest in medical ethics. [6] Upon completion of his surgical training and fellowships, Pawlik joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins University as an associate professor for the School of Medicine and co-director of the Center for Surgical Trials and Outcomes.
OhioHealth Doctors Hospital is a 213-bed tertiary care teaching hospital located in Columbus in the U.S. state of Ohio. Doctors Hospital operates the second largest osteopathic medical training program in the United States. Each year, the hospital trains 160 physicians in residencies and fellowships.
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a sudden inflammation of the pancreas.Causes include a gallstone impacted in the common bile duct or the pancreatic duct, heavy alcohol use, systemic disease, trauma, elevated calcium levels, hypertriglyceridemia (with triglycerides usually being very elevated, over 1000 mg/dL), certain medications, hereditary causes and, in children, mumps.
Robert Edward Falcone (born April 12, 1950) is an Italian-American surgeon. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. [1] He also serves as a clinical professor of surgery at the Ohio State University College of Medicine.
If the cause of pancreatitis is alcohol, cessation of alcohol consumption and treatment for alcohol dependency may improve pancreatitis. Even if the underlying cause is not related to alcohol consumption, many doctors recommend avoiding it for at least six months as this can cause further damage to the pancreas during the recovery process. [43]
Zollinger married Louise née Kiewet, a schoolteacher, in 1929. [2] They had two children, Robert M. Zollinger and Myra Louise Waud. [4] Zollinger had a passion for growing roses and gourds, [3] at one point having more than 400 roses growing in his yard in Bexley, Columbus.
Autoimmune pancreatitis may cause a variety of symptoms and signs, which include pancreatic and biliary (bile duct) manifestations, as well as systemic effects of the disease. Two-thirds of patients present with either painless jaundice due to bile duct obstruction or a "mass" in the head of the pancreas, mimicking carcinoma.
Chronic pancreatitis is a long-standing inflammation of the pancreas that alters the organ's normal structure and functions. [1] It can present as episodes of acute inflammation in a previously injured pancreas, or as chronic damage with persistent pain or malabsorption.
Ad
related to: pancreatitis specialist in my area