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ReviewDigestive diseases and sciences2022

Ascites in Acute Pancreatitis: Clinical Implications and Management.

Nikhil Bush, Surinder Singh Rana

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Review in Digestive diseases and sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2025
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  13. Turkish Society of Gastroenterology: Pancreas Working Group, Acute Pancreatitis Committee Consensus Report.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2024
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  18. Ascites Volume Quantification via Abdominal CT: A Novel Approach to Predict Severity in Acute Pancreatitis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2023
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  19. Association Between Ascites and Clinical Findings in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis: A Retrospective Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nikhil BushDepartment of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India.
Surinder Singh RanaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India. drsurinderrana@yahoo.co.in.
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clinically significant ascites in acute pancreatitis (AP) is rarely encountered and is a result of multifactorial pathogenesis. Early reactionary ascites in AP usually does not require any treatment and resolves spontaneously in majority of patients. A diagnostic analysis should be performed in case of ascites developing in the latter stages with increasing pain or worsening organ failure. Low serum albumin-ascites gradient ascites with amylase > 1000 U/l is highly suggestive of pancreatic ascites that is usually associated with duct disruption. A combination of nasojejunal feeding, subcutaneous octreotide, endoscopic drainage and rarely, surgery are employed in managing this difficult to treat condition. There is a need of further studies to better understand the clinical role of ascites as well as contribution of other factors like hypoalbuminemia and portal hypertension to its development in AP.

Indexed as

Pancreatic DiseasesPancreatitisAcute DiseaseAmylasesAscitesHumansAmylasesAcute pancreatitisAmylaseAscitesDuct disruptionPancreatic duct

Identifiers

PMID34036465
OpenAlexW3165445272

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