Jorge Machicado

Background: The incidence of hypertriglyceridemia-associated acute pancreatitis (HTG-AP) has been increasing recently. Plasmapheresis can effectively remove triglyceride(TG) from plasma, but its clinical value in HTG-AP is unclear due to the lack of solid evidence…

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Minimal prospective data are available on intraoperative pancreatoscopy (IOP) for the diagnostic work-up of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasia (IPMN)…

Background: Gastric sleeve stenosis (GSS) is an increasingly common adverse event following sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and thought to result from progressive rotation and/or scarring of the sleeve. Objective diagnostic criteria for this condition are lacking…

Diabetes mellitus (DM) and prediabetes are common complications of acute pancreatitis (AP) and have aroused general concern in recent years. The underlying mechanisms need to be addressed…

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Differentiating pancreas cyst subtype is a fundamental step to develop management for patients with incidental pancreatic cystic lesions (PCL), but current standard of care has suboptimal accuracy…

BACKGROUND: Gastric access temporary for endoscopy (GATE) via endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided stent placement between the gastric pouch or jejunum and excluded stomach is increasingly used in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) for evaluation of the remnant stomach or to facilitate endoscopic retrog…

BACKGROUND: Exocrine Pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) occurs following acute pancreatitis (AP) at variably reported rates, secondary to combination of suspected impairment in pancreatic enzyme secretion and damage to the pancreatic acinar cells…

BACKGROUND: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a lethal disease with metastasis and therapy resistance being a driver in poor survival…