According to the American Cancer Society, 43,140 new cases and 36,800 deaths from pancreatic cancer were expected in 2010. The incidence of pancreatic adenocarcinoma in the United States decreased by…
Clinical Overview Each year in the United States, more than 40,000 patients are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and a nearly equal number will die from their disease. Pancreatic cancer is…
Pancreatic Cancer: Why Consider Screening? Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most deadly diseases, despite significant advances in medicine over the past decade. Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is the fourth leading cause…
In the early part of the 20th century, many research groups were trying to isolate insulin from the other digestive proteins of the pancreas. In 1921, Fredrick Banting and his…
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) account for less than 5% of all pancreatic cancers and have an estimated overall incidence of 5 cases per 1 million population annually. In recent years…
Pancreatic cystic lesions are being detected with increasing frequency, at least partly because of the increased use of cross-sectional imaging for the evaluation of abdominal complaints or screening for other…
Laparoscopic surgery offers several significant advantages over open surgery, including more rapid recovery, lower wound complication rates, shorter hospital stay with its associated cost savings, and avoidance of large, chevron-type…
Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a progressive fibroinflammatory process of the pancreas in which the pancreatic secretory parenchyma is damaged and replaced by fibrous tissue, resulting in morphologic changes of the…
Since its introduction, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has been an important tool for the confirmation and treatment of acute and chronic pancreatic disease. However, compared with other endoscopic procedures, ERCP…
Pseudocysts are common lesions of the pancreas that arise from pancreatic ductal disruption. They range from simple, self-resolving cysts to complex, life-threatening cysts that present challenging management decisions. The Atlanta…
