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ArticleCureus2023

Acute Pancreatitis in a Patient Taking Semaglutide.

Femina Patel, Arnold Gan, Karen Chang, Kenneth J Vega

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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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

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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

14 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Semaglutide: Double-edged Sword with Risks and Benefits.Archives of internal medicine research · 2025
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  9. Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Femina PatelInternal Medicine, University of California Riverside, Riverside, USA.
Arnold GanInternal Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
Karen ChangGastroenterology and Hepatology, University of California Riverside School of Medicine, San Bernardino, USA.
Kenneth J VegaGastroenterology and Hepatology, Augusta University Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (SUSTAIN-6) trial showed that semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA), is effective in managing type 2 diabetes by stimulating insulin secretion and promoting weight loss. Though recent evidence suggests no increased risk of acute pancreatitis (AP) with subcutaneous semaglutide use, some studies report an increase in pancreatic inflammation with GLP-1 RAs. We present a case of AP in a patient recently started on subcutaneous semaglutide for type 2 diabetes. As GLP-1 RA use increases, clinicians should be aware of their potential to cause acute pancreatitis.

Indexed as

abdominal painacute pancreatitisglucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonistpost-cholecystectomysemaglutide

Identifiers

PMID37731423
PMCPMC10506915

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