A pregnant woman is going in to surgery. She is laying on an operating table in the hospital’s operating room. Surgeons surround the bed preparing for the medical procedure. Researchers sought to ...

This summer, Norton Healthcare hopes to launch a new islet cell program to help treat chronic pancreatitis and eventually ...

A Europe-wide study led by the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) shows that the microbial composition of the gut, known as the gut microbiome, can predict long-term complications following ...

Contrary to popular belief, chronic pancreatitis caused by alcohol consumption occurs at much lower rates compared to other causes, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology ...

Pivotal study shows no clear benefit for the common endoscopic procedure in this patient group. Experts say the new data ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who underwent early surgery vs. endoscopy-first approach reported a lower Izbicki pain score. Pain was ...

The management of alcoholic pancreatitis is mostly reactive; little is done to prevent disease progression. It is time for physicians to pay attention to the root cause of the condition—that is, ...

Many patients with recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP) and acute pancreatitis (AP) have high lifetime cumulative drinking and heavy daily alcohol use, suggesting disease progression toward chronic ...

A large randomized clinical trial has now demonstrated that endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with minor ...

Dr. Vikas Dudeja, Director of the Division of Surgical Oncology at UAB, has been awarded a $9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). This prestigious funding, granted through the ...

Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas that can lead to severe pain, fever, abdominal swelling and high heart rate. It is estimated by the National Pancreas Foundation that nearly 220,000 are ...