National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported investigators have developed a blood test to find pancreatic ductal ...

Pancreas divisum is the result of an abnormality in the structure of the pancreas, an organ near the stomach that aids with digestion and regulates blood sugar. Typically, most people who have this do ...

THE management of the patient with recurrent pancreatitis is controversial. It will probably continue to be so until there is a better understanding of the underlying causative mechanisms. Of the ...

A radioiodine-immunoassay technic was used to measure fasting serum gastrin levels in four patients with the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome and 24 patients without gastrointestinal diseases. Serum gastrin ...

Pancreatic elastase is the digestive enzyme the pancreas produces to help digest food. Doctors can measure elastase levels by testing a stool sample. Low levels could indicate exocrine pancreatic ...

Mild dilatation of the main pancreatic duct is a risk factor for pancreatic cancer in high-risk individuals, according to data from a prospective cohort study. The cumulative probability of high-grade ...

All cases of IPMT, diagnosed in our institution between March 1995 and June 2004, were analyzed. According to the preoperative localization of the IPMT, different types of pancreatic resection were ...

The pancreas is an oblong flattened gland, about six inches long, located deep in the abdomen, sandwiched between the stomach and the spine. It has five main parts – the tail, body, neck, head and ...

Pancreas cysts come in a wide variety. Many times, they cause no symptoms and are accidentally discovered when imaging is done for some other reason. In other cases, pancreas cysts can cause abdominal ...