Byron James Shepard was in the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, awaiting execution for the fatal shooting of a Tecumseh police officer.

Delayed diagnosis is a serious issue in modern medicine. Explore conditions that are frequently diagnosed too late or ...

Researchers have found in a new study that endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a safe and effective ...

A 29-year-old father of three died from complications of acute pancreatitis just weeks after he posted a heartbreaking ...

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2025.101520 Acute pancreatitis is among the most common gastrointestinal conditions requiring inpatient hospital care in the United States.

Scientists at UC San Francisco have discovered how pancreatic cancer cells thrive in the lungs or liver, environments that are as distinct to cells as the ocean and desert are to animals. The ...

Pancreatic cancer is rare in someone this young, but it could cause a leak of pancreatic fluid. And it’s not a diagnosis you want to miss. A week passed before the young man noticed a new symptom.

Some researchers suggest that proximal and transcystic ligation of a bleeding vessel with internal or external drainage of the cyst is superior to pancreatic resection. [14, 15] Conversely, others ...

Acute pancreatitis is a temporary yet painful condition that occurs when the pancreas is recovering from a minor injury. Most people recover within a few days, either on their own or with treatment.

Rondell Sheridan is setting the record straight about his pancreatitis diagnosis. The actor and comedian, 66, responded via a spokesperson to online rumors that his health condition was related to ...

SAN DIEGO -- Minor papilla endoscopic sphincterotomy did not reduce the risk of acute pancreatitis in patients with acute recurrent pancreatitis and pancreas divisum, a sham-controlled randomized ...

Background: A bleeding pseudoaneurysm in patients with chronic pancreatitis is a rare and potentially lethal complication. Optimal treatment of bleeding peripancreatic pseudoaneurysm remains ...