The pancreas performs vital functions in your body. It helps in digestion and creates insulin to maintain your blood sugar. Certain conditions and lifestyle choices can damage the pancreas and lead to ...

Is open necrosectomy the best procedure for patients with severe necrotizing pancreatitis? This study compared conventional open pancreatectomy for the treatment of necrotizing pancreatitis (45 ...

Based on the severe inflammatory infiltration of the pancreas, we made a diagnosis of acute necrotizing pancreatitis (Fig. 4). We diagnosed the inflammatory infiltration of the gallbladder wall as ...

(HealthDay News) — A fatal case of propofol-induced acute necrotizing pancreatitis has been described in a case report published online April 10 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. J ...

The pathophysiology of chronic pancreatitis remains unclear, and differing etiologies offer distinct theories. Hereditary pancreatitis and cystic fibrosis leading to chronic pancreatitis has a young ...

Floribama Shore star Kirk Medas has died aged 33 after suffering necrotizing pancreatitis. The condition is an extreme complication of acute pancreatitis, an inflammation of the pancreas. The MTV ...

Necrotizing pancreatitis is a condition where parts of the pancreas die and may get infected. It is a complication of acute pancreatitis. In this article, we look at the symptoms and causes of ...

Necrotizing pancreatitis is an extreme complication of acute pancreatitis. Acute pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas. Your pancreas sits behind your stomach. One of its main jobs is to ...