SEPTEMBER 2002: Vol. 3, No. 5 - Table of Contents
EDITORIAL

Early Prediction of Severity in Acute Pancreatitis. Is This Possible?
Sandberg ÅA, Borgström A
Department of Surgery, Malmö University Hospital, University of Lund/Malmö. Malmö, Sweden
JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2002; 3(5):116-125.
REVIEW

Islet Amyloid, Metabolic Syndrome, and the Natural Progressive History of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Hayden MR
Department of Family and Community Medicine. University of Missouri School of Medicine. Columbia, Missouri, USA
JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2002; 3(5):126-138.
ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Pancreatic Involvement During the Early Phase of Shock
Pezzilli R, Morselli-Labate AM, Romboli E, Dibenedetti F, Massa M, Migliori M, Barakat B, Merlini G, Corinaldesi R, Melzi d'Eril GV
Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Gastroenterologia, Ospedale Sant'Orsola - Università di Bologna. Bologna, Italy
JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2002; 3(5):139-143.
Abstract
Detection of K-ras Point Mutation at Codon 12 in Pancreatic Diseases: A Study in a Brazilian Casuistic
Kubrusly MS, Cunha JEM, Bacchella T, Abdo EE, Jukemura J, Penteado S, Morioka CY, de Souza LJ, Machado MCC
Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo. São Paulo, Brazil
JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2002; 3(5):144-151.
Abstract
LETTER

Neuropharmacological Factors, Biliary Motility and Pancreatitis
Lechin F, van der Dijs B, Lechin ME
Instituto de Medicina Experimental, Universidad Central de Venezuela. Caracas, Venezuela. Texas A and M University, School of Medicine. Houston, TX, USA.
JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2002; 3(5):152-154.
REPLY
Neuropharmacological Factors, Biliary Motility and Pancreatitis: Is Clonidine a True Clinical Option?
Lai KH
Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming University. Taiwan, ROC
JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2002; 3(5):155.