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

Severe acute pancreatitis is frequently complicated by hospital-acquired infections that worsen outcomes and prolong intensive care stays.

Inflammation of the pancreas is referred to as pancreatitis. The pancreas is a flat tadpole-shaped gland located at the back of the stomach in the upper abdomen; it releases certain enzymes and ...

The United Kingdom and Brazil have issued warnings about a possible link between GLP-1 weight-loss drugs and pancreatic inflammation, but the connection is murky.

Tim Bergling, the Swedish DJ and electronic dance music producer known as Avicii, suffered from pancreatitis and a number of other serious health conditions in the years before he was found dead ...

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, ...

SAN DIEGO -- Minor papilla endoscopic sphincterotomy did not reduce the risk of acute pancreatitis in patients with acute recurrent pancreatitis and pancreas divisum, a sham-controlled randomized ...

Pancreatitis is simply an inflamed pancreas. Your pancreas is a large gland that sits behind your stomach, next to your small intestine. The gland does two main things: Sends powerful enzymes into ...

Necrotizing pancreatitis is a severe form of pancreatitis and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. We report a case of necrotizing pancreatitis that developed following combined ...