People live without their pancreas by taking medications and making good lifestyle choices. Learn about treatments and ...

A distal pancreatectomy is the removal of the end of the pancreas while leaving the pancreatic head attached. It is performed to treat pancreatic cancer localized in the end of the pancreas, but may ...

Seven (25%) patients developed complications. Two (7.1%) had severe abdominal pain due to exacerbation of pancreatitis which resolved with conservative treatment over 24-48 h. Five (17.9% ...