The typical adenocarcinoma of the small bowel gives an annular constriction to the intestine and is not a large tumor (Fig. 1). Distant metastases are frequent late in the course of the disease.

An annular fissure is a condition that affects intervertebral discs. Most of the time a fissure is caused by degenerative changes in the spine, including age-related drying out of the discs, but it ...

The banker was subsequently diagnosed with a failed pancreas after collapsing at home from exhaustion. He was later fired because of poor productivity, not long after he had make a second visit to ...

Another employee reportedly suffered pancreas failure, a medical crisis attributed by doctors to their intensive 20-hour workdays. Junior bankers at Baird complained of being forced to work at ...

NASA explains how a 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse occurs and how it differs from a total solar eclipse. WARNING: People should always use protective solar eclipse eyewear when viewing a ...

An enlarged pancreas may mean nothing. You may simply have a pancreas that is larger than normal. Or, it can be a result of fat accumulation around the pancreas or an anatomic abnormality.

A study published in JAMA examined the incidence trends of pancreas and colorectal adenocarcinoma in the US between 2000 and 2021 using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database.

Years later, when two-year-old Brazilian Matheus Vianna was diagnosed with congenital disorder annular pancreas, his mother turned to the church for help. She received guidance from Father Marcelo ...

Per Catholic news site Aleteia, Acutis was attributed with his first miracle for healing a young Brazilian boy from annular pancreas, which is a rare congenital disease. His second miracle then ...

It’s not clear if people with type 1 (juvenile) diabetes have a higher risk. Chronic pancreatitis, a long-term inflammation of the pancreas, is linked with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer.