Organ models are important for medical training and surgical planning. With the fast development of additive fabrication technologies, including 3D printing, the fabrication of 3D organ phantoms with ...

A new study finds lower rates of pancreaticobiliary complications in patients with sludge- or microlithiasis-induced acute pancreatitis than in those with gallstone-induced acute pancreatitis.

In the second, the pain is steady and debilitating. In some cases, those with this form of pancreatic may feel pain in parts of the body other than the abdomen. There may sometimes be no pain at all.

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Pancreatic cancer, like many other cancers, can develop as a result of these accumulated errors. Environmental factors and carcinogens: Certain environmental factors and exposures — such as exposure ...

In the current era of machine learning and radiomics, one of the challenges is the automatic segmentation of organs and tumors. Tumor detection is mostly based on a radiologist’s manual reading, which ...

Anatomy of the pancreas The pancreas is an elongated, tapered organ located across the back of the belly, behind the stomach. The right side of the organ—called the head—is the widest part of the ...

Editor’s note: The “Research Spotlight” series is written by Dr. Anna Berkenblit, PanCAN’s Chief Scientific and Medical Officer. Each month, Dr. Berkenblit shares her insights into the latest news and ...

Lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) have been recently developed to improve treatment outcomes in the endoscopic management of pancreatic fluid collections (PFC), particularly in walled-off necrosis ...

Uric acid stones accounted for 12.2% of the cases, followed by struvite stones in 11.22% cases and cysteine stones in 1.87% cases. An interesting observation was made that out of patients with ...

News 19 Jun 2025 Phoebe Shields While the ASX is sliding in the first hour of trade, AMP has provided a bright spot of optimism with a second complete response in a pancreatic cancer trial. Pic: Getty ...

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