Severe chronic pancreatitis is treated by removing the pancreas. Without a pancreas, patients also lose insulin-producing cells called islets. To preserve insulin responses, surgeons transplant islets ...

A new antioxidant biogel being developed by Northwestern University researchers could help people living with chronic pancreatitis avoid developing insulin-dependent diabetes. In a study published ...

Q: Can surgery help remove cancer from my pancreas? A: Hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery focuses specifically on the liver, pancreas and the bile duct system that connects the two vital organs.

Researchers describe a new technique for the minimally invasive removal of benign tumors located in the challenging posterior head of the pancreas (right side of abdomen, nestled in the curve of the ...

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The Whipple procedure is most often used to treat pancreatic cancer. Surgeons may also use this procedure to treat some benign pancreatic tumors, especially if the tumor is causing symptoms or is at ...

Pauly Shore has shared an emotional video about a recent health scare, which saw him undergoing surgery to have a tumor removed from his pancreas. The 57-year-old actor and comedian posted the video ...

Northwestern University researchers have developed a new antioxidant biomaterial that someday could provide much-needed relief to people living with chronic pancreatitis. The study will be published ...

At the military hospital in Zaporizhzhia, surgeons have been working around the clock to tend those wounded in the war - Copyright POOL/AFP Anthony Kwan At the ...