OBJECTIVES: We aimed to evaluate the prevalence, impact, and predictors of opioid use disorder (OUD) in hospitalized chronic pancreatitis (CP) patients. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was performed using the National Inpatient Sample …
Select semipermeable amphiphilic membranes have been prepared and their diffusional characteristics for glucose, insulin, and albumin investigated. The membranes were prepared by cast copolymerization of a hydrophilic monomer (i.e., N,N-dimethyl…
A 68-year-old man with fever of undetermined origin (FUO) was admitted to the hospital. At laparotomy, a large multilobulated benign microcystic adenoma of the pancreas was removed. Fever resolved spontaneously after surgery. Although a wide range of…
