"Pancreas" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A nodular organ in the ABDOMEN that contains a mixture of ENDOCRINE GLANDS and EXOCRINE GLANDS. The small endocrine portion consists of the ISLETS OF LANGERHANS secreting a number of hormones into the blood stream. The large exocrine portion (EXOCRINE PANCREAS) is a compound acinar gland that secretes several digestive enzymes into the pancreatic ductal system that empties into the DUODENUM.
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Pancreas".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Pancreas".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pancreas" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Pancreas" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1992 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 1993 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 1994 | 18 | 12 | 30 |
| 1995 | 19 | 13 | 32 |
| 1996 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| 1997 | 17 | 13 | 30 |
| 1998 | 19 | 11 | 30 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 2000 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| 2001 | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| 2002 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| 2003 | 18 | 12 | 30 |
| 2004 | 14 | 19 | 33 |
| 2005 | 9 | 20 | 29 |
| 2006 | 16 | 13 | 29 |
| 2007 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 2008 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| 2009 | 19 | 17 | 36 |
| 2010 | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| 2011 | 19 | 12 | 31 |
| 2012 | 16 | 13 | 29 |
| 2013 | 22 | 11 | 33 |
| 2014 | 24 | 11 | 35 |
| 2015 | 21 | 12 | 33 |
| 2016 | 21 | 24 | 45 |
| 2017 | 26 | 15 | 41 |
| 2018 | 17 | 20 | 37 |
| 2019 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| 2020 | 8 | 26 | 34 |
| 2021 | 8 | 26 | 34 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Pancreas" by people in Profiles.
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ASO Visual Abstract: Socioeconomic Disparities in Pancreas Cancer Resection and Survival in the Veterans Health Administration. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 May; 29(5):3205.
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Utility of gadolinium for identifying the malignant potential of pancreatic cystic lesions. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2022 04; 47(4):1351-1359.
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The Epidemiology of Annular Pancreas in the United States: A Population-based Study. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2022 02 01; 56(2):186-191.
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Morphometric analysis of the human common hepatic artery reveals a rich and accessible target for sympathetic liver denervation. Sci Rep. 2022 01 26; 12(1):1413.
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A d-cell subpopulation with a pro-ß-cell identity contributes to efficient age-independent recovery in a zebrafish model of diabetes. Elife. 2022 01 21; 11.
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Abnormal exocrine-endocrine cell cross-talk promotes ß-cell dysfunction and loss in MODY8. Nat Metab. 2022 01; 4(1):76-89.
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ASO Author Reflections: Socioeconomic Disparities in Pancreas Cancer Resection and Survival in the Veterans Health Administration. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 May; 29(5):3203-3204.
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The Impact of Neoadjuvant Treatment on Survival in Patients Undergoing Pancreatoduodenectomy With Concomitant Portomesenteric Venous Resection: An International Multicenter Analysis. Ann Surg. 2021 11 01; 274(5):721-728.
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Timeline of Development of Pancreatic Cancer and Implications for Successful Early Detection in High-Risk Individuals. Gastroenterology. 2022 03; 162(3):772-785.e4.
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Mutations and variants of ONECUT1 in diabetes. Nat Med. 2021 11; 27(11):1928-1940.