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Chronic pancreatitis: an inflammatory disease of pancreas

Chronic Pancreatitis: An Inflammatory Disease of Pancreas

Pancreas is very important organ in our body and it is located in the abdomen behind the stomach. Pancreas is a gland and secrets some chemicals called enzymes. It is a leaf like structure and divided in

Cystic lesions of the pancreas – are we good enough at predicting the right diagnosis in order to make a suitable treatment choice?

The incidence of pancreatic cystic lesions (PCL) is steadily increasing, most likely due to the common use of cross-sectional abdominal imaging and its technical improvements during the past decade. The majority of these lesions are benign at

Granule formation in pancreatic acinar cells

The pancreas is an important gland organ within the digestive and endocrine system of vertebrates. It is both an endocrine and exocrine gland. The endocrine part produces several important hormones such as insulin which are released in