Nageshwar Duvvur

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 AND AIMS:_ To date, whole gastrointestinal capsule endoscopy from the esophagus to the colorectum has not been fully accomplished. We have developed the guiding device using neodymium magnet (L 139 mm X W 139 mm X H 30 mm, weight: 2…

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 Chronic pancreatitis (CP) may severely impact quality of life (QoL). Since CP is a chronic condition, multiple assessments of QoL are required to obtain a thorough understanding of its impact on patients. Such studies are currently lacking…

INTRODUCTION: Gastric fundal varices (GV) have a higher propensity to rebleed, specifically in the setting of significant portosystemic shunts (PSS). Balloon-occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (BRTO) is a viable option for managing such cases…

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Transmural disease assessment in small bowel Crohn's disease (CD) is usually done by cross-sectional imaging (computed tomography/Magnetic resonance enterography: CTE/MRE). However repeated testing can be cumbersome, costly and may involve radiation (CTE)…

INTRODUCTION: Visceral artery pseudoaneurysms (PsA) can develop in patients with acute (AP) and chronic pancreatitis (CP) and intervention radiology (IR)-guided intervention is the standard of care…