Severe chronic pancreatitis is treated by removing the pancreas. Without a pancreas, patients also lose insulin-producing cells called islets. To preserve insulin responses, surgeons transplant islets ...

A new antioxidant biogel being developed by Northwestern University researchers could help people living with chronic pancreatitis avoid developing insulin-dependent diabetes. In a study published ...

The pancreas is among the most important organs in your body, making substances that control your blood sugar and help your body digest foods. While surgery to remove the whole pancreas is rarely done ...

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For some people with chronic pancreatitis, surgery is the only hope. The condition can cause debilitating abdominal pain, and, sometimes, push people to turn to substances for relief. But the ...

Q: Can surgery help remove cancer from my pancreas? A: Hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery focuses specifically on the liver, pancreas and the bile duct system that connects the two vital organs.

Walter Hockley doesn't like sitting still. He wakes up before the break of dawn, gets to work at Frog Switch and Manufacturuing Company at 5 a.m., returns in the afternoon and still finds a way to fit ...

Northwestern University researchers have developed a new antioxidant biomaterial that someday could provide much-needed relief to people living with chronic pancreatitis. The study will be published ...