Tim Bergling, the Swedish DJ and electronic dance music producer known as Avicii, suffered from pancreatitis and a number of other serious health conditions in the years before he was found dead ...

The management of alcoholic pancreatitis is mostly reactive; little is done to prevent disease progression. It is time for physicians to pay attention to the root cause of the condition—that is, ...

Acute pancreatitis is a serious medical condition that needs to be treated urgently. In this condition the pancreas becomes inflamed over a short period of time. The pancreas is a small elliptical ...

Pancreatitis is a serious condition that can cause severe abdominal pain and digestive problems. Common causes include gallstones, heavy alcohol use, high levels of fat in your blood, and smoking. If ...

Severe acute pancreatitis is frequently complicated by hospital-acquired infections that worsen outcomes and prolong intensive care stays. New evidence suggests that modulating the microbiome may ...

Necrotizing pancreatitis is a severe form of pancreatitis and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. We report a case of necrotizing pancreatitis that developed following combined ...

BOSTON — Clinicians at internal medicine and endocrinology meetings recently presented case reports describing pancreatitis in patients taking tirzepatide. In one case, a 64-year-old patient died.

Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas, a condition that can occur for several reasons and causes various symptoms. Pancreatitis may be acute, developing very suddenly and lasting only a few ...

A previously healthy 23-year-old woman presented to hospital with 2 months of intermittent dyspepsia following meals and acute-onset epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting. Based on the results of ...

You hear a lot about keeping your heart, liver, lungs, and brain healthy, but the pancreas isn’t given as much attention. And when it comes to preventing exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI), this ...

The incidence of acute pancreatitis is increasing in the United States, and the disorder is now one of the most common reasons for hospitalization with a gastrointestinal condition. In this review, we ...