Pancreatitis refers to inflammation of the pancreas, an organ located in the back of the upper abdomen, behind the stomach, that secretes hormones and digestive juices. The condition can occur as a ...

Earlier this week, Travis Barker, the longtime Blink-182 drummer and husband to Kourtney Kardashian, was carried out of his Los Angeles mansion on a stretcher to a local hospital after being diagnosed ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pancreatitis has been in the news cycle lately as celebrities like Travis Barker and Maria Menounos have opened up about their health complications with pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer, ...

This case series points out that SAP requiring operative treatment is a severe, life-threatening condition. Analysis of our data revealed five factors that correlated with outcome of disease. Patients ...

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 ...

Everyday habits such as heavy drinking and unhealthy eating can gradually damage the pancreas. Once injured, the consequences can be serious and include inflammation, diabetes and, in some cases, ...

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO Key Takeaways Diarrhea with chills can occur with acute conditions like food poisoning, viral gastroenteritis, COVID-19, C. difficile, and acute pancreatitis ...

The pathophysiology of chronic pancreatitis remains unclear, and differing etiologies offer distinct theories. Hereditary pancreatitis and cystic fibrosis leading to chronic pancreatitis has a young ...

A 25-year-old Chinese influencer developed life-threatening acute pancreatitis after following an extreme boiled chicken and ...