LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas that can eventually lead to the organ's failure. It's rare in children, but treatment options are few. For local families, a chance ...

After undergoing a total pancreatectomy, where the pancreas is surgically removed in its entirety, many patients face potentially life-threatening endocrine complications like hypoglycemia and ...

Researchers found that patients who had a single-stage total pancreatectomy faced more complications than patients that underwent a two-stage procedure. After undergoing a total pancreatectomy, where ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - After a fall down a hill and getting whacked in the lower chest with a tree branch, Bruce Reitman's pancreas became chronically inflamed. "I was in so much pain, couldn't eat, ...

More than a fourth of patients with early-stage pancreatic cancer remained alive at 5 years, although fewer than half of the survivors were disease-free, data from a large surgical series showed.

RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of National Pancreas Awareness Month, VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center is spotlighting its nationally recognized expertise in Total ...

Wearing a bright red Hawaiian shirt and cargo shorts and with bare feet, Doug Janousek sits in the living room of his Gulf Breeze home next to a fish tank that houses his pet turtle named Harvey Milk.

Total pancreatectomy and islet autotransplant is known to aid pain relief in patients with chronic pancreatitis. Bellin et al. investigated the effect of this treatment approach on quality of life in ...

A US analysis found that nearly one quarter of pancreatic cancer surgeries were done at low-volume centers, with double the mortality rates of high-volume centers. Black, Hispanic, and low-income ...