The Saint Louis University Center for Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases has been officially designated by the National Pancreas Foundation as a pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer center of excellence.

Pancreatic cancer continues to be a devastating disease, with an overall 5-year survival rate of around 13%. Accounting for about 3% of all cancers, it is the third leading cause of cancer death in ...

Pancreatic cancer is a daunting diagnosis that affects thousands of people worldwide every year. One of the most challenging aspects of this disease is its subtlety; the symptoms often mimic those of ...

Excessive intrapancreatic fat deposition (IPFD) leading to fatty change of the pancreas (FP) was prevalent in almost 18% of participants in a large population-based cohort, and both IPFD and FP were ...

The pancreas and biliary tract are important components of the digestive system, functioning to produce enzymatic secretions that aid in the breakdown of food molecules, particularly fats, proteins, ...

Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is associated with increased rates of acute non-biliary pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, and pancreatic cancer, contributing to a ...

Obesity increases the body's need for insulin, forcing cells in the pancreas known as beta cells to ramp up insulin ...