Your pancreas is an organ that’s part of both the digestive system and the endocrine system. The digestive system, which breaks down food into tiny components that are then absorbed into the body, is ...

This session of the symposium addressed both the basics of ERCP interpretation as well as the newer trends in evaluating biliary anatomy by EUS, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance ...

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 ...

This article reviews the role of MRI in the evaluation of benign pancreatic disease. Although MRI and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) are most often used to evaluate the liver and ...

Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas. It may occur suddenly, in a severe form as in acute pancreatitis, or may continue as a slow, long drawn illness as in chronic pancreatitis. Anatomy - ...

The liver and pancreas are organs in the upper abdomen. The liver is vital for metabolism, detoxification, digestion, and more. The pancreas produces essential enzymes and hormones. Together, they ...

Pancreatitis is simply an inflamed pancreas. Your pancreas is a large gland that sits behind your stomach, next to your small intestine. The gland does two main things: Sends powerful enzymes into ...

The first description of the pancreas may be traced to approximately 300 BC and has been ascribed to Herophilus of Chalcedon. However, it was not until nearly 4 centuries later that the name of this ...