A new blood test could help doctors detect pancreatic cancer earlier, potentially improving survival rates for one of the ...

Ultrasound is emerging as an effective treatment for pancreatic cancer. HIFU uses focused heat to target and destroy cancer cells, and there is minimal harm to the body. We report on its potential.

The OHSU researchers call their test “PAC-MANN,” which stands for “protease activity-based assay using a magnetic nanosensor.

Endoscopic ultrasound examination revealed an approximately 4-cm well-defined hypoechoic homogeneous mass in the head of the pancreas (Figures 4, 5); with adjacent 2-cm well-defined hypoechoic ...

“I underwent an endoscopic ultrasound and was told that a biopsy ... surgery – which involves removing the affected part of pancreas, bile duct, duodenum and part of the stomach – on April ...

Background and Aim: We report our single-centre experience with endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) of solid pancreatic lesions with regard to clinical utility ...

Imaging tests, such as computed tomography (CT) scan or ultrasound, can also be used to find and diagnose an insulinoma. Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES) is a rare digestive disease caused by a tumor ...