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        World J Clin Cases. Oct 6, 2020; 8(19): 4416-4430
Published online Oct 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i19.4416
Published online Oct 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i19.4416
		Figure 1 Flow diagram representing the selection of studies.
		
			
		
	
		Figure 2 Forest plot of the risk of pancreatic cancer associated with acute pancreatitis.
		
			 Hollow diamonds represent pooled effect estimates.
		
	
		Figure 3 Forest plot of the association of acute pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.
		
			 Hollow diamonds represent pooled relative risk.
		
	
		Figure 4 Subgroup analysis for different follow-up times.
		
			 AP: Acute pancreatitis; CI: Confidence interval; EEs: Effect estimates; PC: Pancreatic cancer.
		
	
		Figure 5 Subgroup analysis for the type of research method.
		
			
		
	
		Figure 6 Risk of publication bias for developing acute pancreatitis in pancreatic cancer risk based on the Egger’s test.
		
			
		
	
		Figure 7 Sensitivity analysis of included studies for developing acute pancreatitis in pancreatic cancer risk.
		
			
		
	
- Citation: Liu J, Wang Y, Yu Y. Meta-analysis reveals an association between acute pancreatitis and the risk of pancreatic cancer. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8(19): 4416-4430
 - URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v8/i19/4416.htm
 - DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v8.i19.4416
 
