Background: Ascites and pleural effusion are well recognized complications of pancreatic diseases. Drug therapy of these is limited by high cost, prolonged hospitalization and failure rates ...

All patients with pancreatic ascites and/or pleural effusion seen in the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, India, during a 10 year period beginning 1996 ...

More than 67,000 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year. Learn more about the disease and how PanCAN can help.

Occasionally, the cancer may lead to hormone production that also negatively impacts the gastrointestinal organs. A notable symptom of pancreatic cancer is excessive fluid retention in the abdomen, ...

Feb. 7, 2025 — Pancreatic cancer patients may benefit from future precision treatments as a new study shows how some tumors may potentially be more susceptible to macrophage-based therapies ...

I wasn't aware right sided heart failure could lead to ascites, although, as the post says, portal vein hypertension causes 80% of the cases.

Pancreatic cancer can cause back pain that spreads from the abdomen. It often affects the middle of the back and may feel like a dull ache. For some people, the pain may come and go. Pancreatic ...

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest of all cancers. Only 12% of men diagnosed with pancreatic cancer are alive five years after diagnosis; for women it is 14%. In pancreatic cancer, symptoms ...

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jhmi.edu Objective Although pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is considered a rapidly progressive disease, mathematical models estimate that it takes many years for an initiating pancreatic cancer cell ...