The pancreas is an organ behind the stomach and near the spleen. It performs both exocrine and endocrine functions. The exocrine cells release digestive enzymes to assist with breaking down food. The ...

Our transplant coordinator will call you when a donor is available. They’ll ask you whether you’ve had any changes in your health since your last visit with our team. You will have to travel to the ...

Laparoscopic surgery is a type of surgery that uses small incisions and a camera to help doctors see inside your body. The camera is called a laparoscope. It is inserted through a small incision in ...

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is a common malignancy of the gastrointestinal tract. The number of new cases diagnosed and the number of deaths each year are almost identical, demonstrating the ...

In a randomized trial of patients with left-sided resectable pancreatic cancer, minimally invasive pancreatectomy showed comparable overall survival and disease-free survival to open surgery, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A noninferiority trial showed similar rates of radical resection with both approaches. OS and DFS curves of the ...

Pancreatic duodenal resection (Whipple's Sea Surgery), which removes tumors from the head of the pancreas, is a high-level surgical method because the technique is very complex and the scope of ...

Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. In severe cases, the pancreas may become permanently damaged. Surgery can help slow or prevent additional damage, as well as provide pain relief.

Conan Kinsey, MD, PhD, works in the lab. Compared to other cancers, pancreatic cancer is relatively rare. However, it is the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Only about 12% of ...

Stage 2 pancreatic cancer includes stages 2A and 2B. Stage 2A is when the cancer tumor has grown to over 4 centimeters (cm). Stage 2B is when it has spread from the pancreas to up to three nearby ...