It has five main parts – the tail, body ... pancreatic fluid from the gland and carries it to the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine). The main pancreatic duct merges with the bile duct ...

In a Whipple procedure, the surgeon removes the head of the pancreas, a part of the small intestine called the duodenum, and the gallbladder and bile duct. The surgeon then reconnects the ...

Gastrinomas are rare neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) that develop in the pancreas or duodenum. They make large amounts of the hormone gastrin. VIPomas are rare pancreatic NETs that start in the cells ...

NETs start in neuroendocrine cells and can develop in different parts of the body ... It carries them into the first part of the bowel (duodenum). Most non functioning NETs of the pancreas start in ...