Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults who undergo partial pancreatectomy are at increased risk for developing a form of new-onset diabetes ...

1. Which doctors will perform pancreatectomy? A gastrointestinal surgeon usually performs pancreatectomy. 2. What is pancreatic insufficiency? Pancreatic insufficiency is a condition that occurs ...

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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 ...

A distal pancreatectomy involves removing the body and tail of the pancreas and the spleen. It is performed to treat pancreatic cancer localized in the end of the pancreas, but may also be used for ...

May 4, 2010 (UPDATED May 5, 2010) — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted specific approval of pancrelipase delayed-release capsules (Creon; Abbott Labs) for the treatment of exocrine ...

THE results of surgical treatment of carcinoma of the head of the pancreas are disappointing. Only about 10 per cent of patients operated upon are considered candidates for removal of the neoplasm. 1 ...

Surgeons at the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago performed a groundbreaking robotic pancreatectomy in a 39-year-old man to relieve him of debilitating pain. They also performed an ...

Evidence-based recommendations on autologous pancreatic islet cell transplantation for improved glycaemic control after pancreatectomy. This involves removing parts of the pancreas (islet cells) after ...

Some patients with chronic pancreatitis or benign pancreatic endocrine tumours are treated by total or partial pancreatectomy, resulting in a type of insulin-dependent diabetes. This procedure is ...