The pancreas is an oblong flattened gland, about six inches long, located deep in the abdomen, sandwiched between the stomach and the spine. It has five main parts – the tail, body, neck, head and ...

Severe pancreatitis can result in the destruction of the pancreas, internal bleeding, and potentially the patient's death.

That’s a common location that pancreatic cancer patients report feeling pain, says Dr. DiMaio. “The pain is hard to describe, but a dull, internal pain in this area, or radiating around the ...

The Saint Louis University Center for Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases has been officially designated by the National Pancreas Foundation as a pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer center of excellence.

The pancreas produces endocrine hormones and pancreatic digestive enzymes. The hormone function is called the endocrine pancreas. Insulinomas are tumors on the pancreas that cause the tumor to make ...