Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A laboratory test that uses molecular and clinical markers, as well as machine learning, may help improve the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (KDKA) - Mike Richter has had three bouts with cancer: lymphoma, prostate and the most recent one -- pancreatic. The doctors found it on CT scans while following his other cancers. "I ...

In the past, surgeons debated the value of early and aggressive pancreatic debridement in the setting of acute necrotizing pancreatitis. Aggressive, early debridement is no longer the standard of care ...

Doctors at UVA Health are using a new method to treat pancreatic cysts, which are collections of fluid that form in the pancreas. Some cysts can eventually become cancerous, and typically need surgery ...

CT scan of a pancreas that shows enlarged pancreatic duct. Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine The findings, they say, are not yet proof of the concept, but do strongly suggest that removing so-called ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Pancreatic cystic lesions are being diagnosed with ...

The Whipple procedure is most often used to treat pancreatic cancer. Surgeons may also use this procedure to treat some benign pancreatic tumors, especially if the tumor is causing symptoms or is at ...

Seeing a chance to stop one of the most deadly kinds of cancer before it forms, doctors at Johns Hopkins and at other hospitals around the nation are focusing on the common pancreatic cyst. Up to 20 ...

For every 1000 years of patient follow-up, the overall mortality (78 per 1000 patient-years; 95% confidence interval [CI], = 44-111 per 1000 patient-years) was much higher than the mortality related ...

Bethesda, MD (March 24, 2015) -- A new guideline from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) changes clinical practice by recommending longer surveillance periods for patients with ...

Indications for pancreatic resection do not differ for laparoscopic or open surgery; whether a pancreatic resection can be performed laparoscopically depends on the surgeon's training and experience ...