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 ...

NEW HAVEN — Patients suffering pain and jaundice from blocked bile ducts can find relief without going through major surgery, with the use of endoscopic ultrasound, according to the director of the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Early research showed nasoduodenal tube delivery of amifostine may help protect the duodenum during radiation ...

ERCP is used primarily to diagnose and treat conditions of the bile ducts and pancreas. ERCP combines the use of x-rays and an endoscope, which is a long, flexible, lighted tube. Through the endoscope ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Pancreatic duct disruption and disconnection were associated with increased short- and ...

WE have carried out a series of experiments intended to explain the increase in gastric secretion found in the dog when the pancreatic ducts are ligated or when all pancreatic juice is diverted to the ...

Most clinicians at some point encounter a patient who has had a cholecystectomy, but has continued to suffer from biliary type pain, or a patient who keeps suffering from bouts of pancreatic ...

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 ...

With methods used to analyze road systems and rivers researchers have studied the formation of the pancreas' network of ducts transporting digestive enzymes in mice. The network resembles the ...