Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Doctor holding magnifying glass up to an anatomical model of the pancreas to show pancreatitis. Pancreatitis refers to ...

If a patient presents with nausea and epigastric pain, the cause may well be acute pancreatitis. Here is how the condition is diagnosed and treated. Pancreatitis has a unique pathologic mechanism ...

About 10% of reported cases of acute pancreatitis are associated with hypertriglyceridemia. Plasmapheresis has been shown to reduce serum triglyceride levels, and current guidelines recommend its use ...

Acute pancreatitis is a sudden and potentially life-threatening inflammation of the pancreas, which results from digestive enzyme activation within the pancreas, leading to tissue damage. Acute ...

Study finds GLP-1 receptor agonists do not increase pancreatitis risk and are associated with fewer complications in Type 2 ...

Acute pancreatitis (AP), which affects people of all ages, is one of the leading causes of hospital admission due to gastrointestinal diseases. Approximately 20% of patients develop moderate or severe ...

Q. I suddenly developed belly pain that radiated to my back. My doctor told me I had pancreatitis. What is it, and what can I expect in the future? A. Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas ...