PancreatologyPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-12-01DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2025.11.020
Evangelia Florou , Yoh Zen , Parthi Srinivasan , Andreas Prachalias
{"title":"Can negative lymph node involvement and resection-free margins (ypT1–3N0R0) compete the disease-free survival benefit of a pathologic complete response (ypT0N0R0) in resected pancreatic cancer post neoadjuvant treatment?","authors":"Evangelia Florou , Yoh Zen , Parthi Srinivasan , Andreas Prachalias","doi":"10.1016/j.pan.2025.11.020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pan.2025.11.020","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19976,"journal":{"name":"Pancreatology","volume":"26 2","pages":"Pages 287-289"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145687716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Glucagon-like Peptide-1 receptor agonists rarely cause de novo acute pancreatitis but often result in serum lipase elevations of unclear clinical significance","authors":"Jianing Li, Aditya Chandrashekar, Richu Ravikumar, Elham Afghani, Vikesh K. Singh, Venkata Akshintala","doi":"10.1016/j.pan.2025.12.021","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pan.2025.12.021","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19976,"journal":{"name":"Pancreatology","volume":"26 2","pages":"Pages 299-301"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145952653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PancreatologyPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-01-26DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2026.01.073
Shuai Li , Wutao Wang , Kaiming Li , Minchun Bu , Jing Zhou , Bo Ye , Lu Ke , Zhihui Tong , Weiqin Li , Gang Li
{"title":"Accelerated focused open necrosectomy-based step-cross versus conventional step-up approach in infected necrotizing pancreatitis","authors":"Shuai Li , Wutao Wang , Kaiming Li , Minchun Bu , Jing Zhou , Bo Ye , Lu Ke , Zhihui Tong , Weiqin Li , Gang Li","doi":"10.1016/j.pan.2026.01.073","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pan.2026.01.073","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Infected necrotizing pancreatitis (INP) patients requiring open necrosectomy (ON) as part of the step-up approach generally face high postoperative mortality. Our center proposed the step-cross approach as a supplement, but supporting evidence remains limited. This study aimed to compare clinical outcomes between the step-cross and step-up approaches in INP patients.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This retrospective cohort study included adult INP patients admitted to our center from 2017 to 2022. The step-cross approach consisted of percutaneous catheter drainage, followed by accelerated focused ON and personalized drainage or debridement as needed. Propensity score matching (PSM) was used to adjust for confounders.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Of 509 included patients (median age 46 [34–55] years, 67.6 % male), 454 (89.2 %) and 55 (10.8 %) underwent the step-up and step-cross approach respectively. Overall, 180-day mortality was 20.2 % (103/509): 83 (18.3 %) in the step-up group and 20 (36.4 %) in step-cross group. After PSM (53 matched pairs), 180-day mortality did not differ significantly (35.9 %vs 49.1 %, relative risk [RR] and 95 % confidence interval [CI] with the step-cross approach = 0.73 [0.46–1.15], P = 0.169), but the step-cross group was associated with lower CRRT duration (2 [0, 16] vs 15 [3.5, 22] days, P = 0.005) and fewer minimally invasive necrosectomy procedures. Complications, hospital stays and costs were comparable between groups.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The step-cross approach is a safe complementary strategy to the step-up approach, demonstrating trends toward lower mortality and reduced organ support requirements in selected INP patients. Nevertheless, these findings require validation through large-scale prospective studies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19976,"journal":{"name":"Pancreatology","volume":"26 2","pages":"Pages 231-237"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146097373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PancreatologyPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-01-24DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2026.01.003
Yan Zhang , Shaolong Hao , Fang Nie , Hao Sun , Wenxiu Zhang , Lang Ji , Jiahui Qi , Ziyu Zhang , Wei Han
{"title":"Reply to the Letter to Editor regarding the role of circular RNA circ0001415 in acute pancreatitis","authors":"Yan Zhang , Shaolong Hao , Fang Nie , Hao Sun , Wenxiu Zhang , Lang Ji , Jiahui Qi , Ziyu Zhang , Wei Han","doi":"10.1016/j.pan.2026.01.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pan.2026.01.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19976,"journal":{"name":"Pancreatology","volume":"26 2","pages":"Pages 308-309"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146166237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PancreatologyPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-03-02DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2026.01.043
D. de la Iglesia, B. Agudo Castillo, A. Ruiz Casado
{"title":"Chronological vs Physiological age: Surgical outcomes in elderly PDAC","authors":"D. de la Iglesia, B. Agudo Castillo, A. Ruiz Casado","doi":"10.1016/j.pan.2026.01.043","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pan.2026.01.043","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19976,"journal":{"name":"Pancreatology","volume":"26 2","pages":"Page 321"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147412614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PancreatologyPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-03-02DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2026.01.021
R. Cuevas Algaba , J.X. Wu Wu , L. Ballesteros de Diego , P. Hernán Ocaña , T. Álvarez-Nava Torrego , S. Sáenz-López Pérez , R. Narro Bravo , M. Pérez-Carreras
{"title":"Improving ongoing care for patients with biliopancreatic diseases: Do we know how our hospital monographic medical consultations work?","authors":"R. Cuevas Algaba , J.X. Wu Wu , L. Ballesteros de Diego , P. Hernán Ocaña , T. Álvarez-Nava Torrego , S. Sáenz-López Pérez , R. Narro Bravo , M. Pérez-Carreras","doi":"10.1016/j.pan.2026.01.021","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pan.2026.01.021","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19976,"journal":{"name":"Pancreatology","volume":"26 2","pages":"Page 315"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147416554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PancreatologyPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-03-02DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2026.01.028
I. Santamaría Vicario, M. Durá Gil, A. de la Fuente Gaztañaga, E. Martínez Moneo, A. Bausela Sainz, R. Fernández Bezanilla, C. Ibarra Ponce de León, N. Gendive Martín, C. Gil García Ollauri, I. Casado Morentin
{"title":"Impact of age and etiology on complications of acute pancreatitis: A real-world cohort study","authors":"I. Santamaría Vicario, M. Durá Gil, A. de la Fuente Gaztañaga, E. Martínez Moneo, A. Bausela Sainz, R. Fernández Bezanilla, C. Ibarra Ponce de León, N. Gendive Martín, C. Gil García Ollauri, I. Casado Morentin","doi":"10.1016/j.pan.2026.01.028","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pan.2026.01.028","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19976,"journal":{"name":"Pancreatology","volume":"26 2","pages":"Page 317"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147416560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PancreatologyPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-03-02DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2026.01.029
J. Millastre Bocos , S. Hermoso Durán , F.J. Falcó Martí , M. Ortiz de Solórzano , E. Ceamanos Ibarra , G. García Rayado , R. Velamazán Sandalinas , M. Galochino Ballano , P.F. Garrido , O. Abián Franco
{"title":"Thermal liquid biopsy (TLB): A promising diagnostic and screening tool for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC)","authors":"J. Millastre Bocos , S. Hermoso Durán , F.J. Falcó Martí , M. Ortiz de Solórzano , E. Ceamanos Ibarra , G. García Rayado , R. Velamazán Sandalinas , M. Galochino Ballano , P.F. Garrido , O. Abián Franco","doi":"10.1016/j.pan.2026.01.029","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pan.2026.01.029","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19976,"journal":{"name":"Pancreatology","volume":"26 2","pages":"Page 317"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147414737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}