Spread the love Home PANCREAS CANCER The pancreas is an organ that is about 6 inches long. It’s located deep in your belly between your stomach and backbone. Your liver, intestine, and other organs surround your pancreas. The widest part of…
Spread the love Home CALCIFIC CHRONIC PANCREATITIS Chronic calcifying/calcific pancreatitis (CCP) is a special form of chronic pancreatitis that is associated with pancreatic stones. This is also known as Tropical calcific pancreatitis (TCP) as it occurs in children and young adults…
Spread the love Home ACUTE OR CHRONIC PANCREATITIS The pancreas is a gland behind the stomach and in front of the spine. It produces juices that help break down food and hormones that help control blood sugar levels. In type 1…
Spread the love Home BILE-DUCT CANCER Extrahepatic bile duct cancer is a rare disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the ducts that are outside the liver. The extrahepatic bile duct is made up of two parts: Common hepatic duct,…
Spread the love Home GALL-BLADDER CANCER Gall Bladder cancer is a rare disease in which malignant (cancer) cells are found in the tissues of thegallbladder. The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ that lies just under the liver in the upper abdomen.…
Spread the love Home CHOLEDOCHAL CYST Choledochal Cyst is a congenital (present at birth) defect where the bile ducts (tubes that carry bile from liver to intestines) are dilated and wider than usual. These cysts may be intra-hepatic (bile ducts inside…
Spread the love Home BILE DUCT STONES Common bile duct stones or gallstones in the bile duct is the presence of a gallstone in the common bile duct. Gallstones usually form in your gallbladder. The bile duct is the small tube…
Spread the love Home PORTAL HYPERTENSION Portal hypertension is a high blood pressure in the portal blood system which is the portal vein and its branches, which drain from most of the intestines to the liver. If the vessels in the…
Spread the love Home LIVER CANCER TREATMENT The liver is the largest organ inside your abdomen. It’s found behind your ribs on the right side of your body. The liver does important work to keep you healthy: It removes harmful substances…