Background: Ascites and pleural effusion are well recognized complications of pancreatic diseases. Drug therapy of these is limited by high cost, prolonged hospitalization and failure rates ...

A new study published in the journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy showed that for some individuals with chronic pancreatitis ...

EUS-guided histological confirmation of adenocarcinoma is crucial in the election of chemotherapy. Celiac plexus blockade and endoscopic biliary and pancreatic stent placement contribute to pain ...

In addition, not removing the transmural stents creates a conduit for secretions from the disconnected gland to drain through within the lumen of the gut, thereby decreasing PFC recurrence in the ...

Pancreatic cancer survival rates have more than doubled in the past decade. It's not because of a single breakthrough, but ...

Pancreatic cancer screening has advanced significantly in recent years. There are now research-based guidelines on screening for people at high risk of developing the disease, and researchers are ...

Pancreatic cancer is a disease in which malignant cells originate in the pancreatic tissue. Cancer of the exocrine component of the pancreas (adenocarcinomas) represents the majority of pancreatic ...

How pancreatic cancer causes jaundice ... then a gastroenterologist will do an ERCP and put a stent inside bile duct to decrease the jaundice and prepare the patient for surgery.

The work is published in Nature Biomedical Engineering. Pancreatic cancer ranks among the most lethal cancers, with an exceptionally high mortality rate. One of the reasons is the lack of ...

Pancreatic cancer, a severe and aggressive disease, often presents with subtle early symptoms, including back pain, particularly in the upper back. This pain may radiate from the abdomen and ...