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, ...

Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is associated with increased rates of acute non-biliary pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, and pancreatic cancer, contributing to a ...

Upfront endoscopic necrosectomy may be suitable for certain patients with confirmed or suspected infected necrotizing pancreatitis, results of a small randomized trial suggested. In 70 patients ...

Rates of pancreatitis and liver-related complications from alcohol have increased in teens and young adults. Males were most affected, yet young females had changes in rates that were higher than ...

A Europe-wide study led by the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) shows that the microbial composition of the gut, known as the gut microbiome, can predict long-term complications following ...

The pancreas and biliary tract are important components of the digestive system, functioning to produce enzymatic secretions that aid in the breakdown of food molecules, particularly fats, proteins, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The pancreas is one of those organs that we neither think much about nor really know exactly what it does ...