The pancreas is an oblong flattened gland, about six inches long, located deep in the abdomen, sandwiched between the stomach and the spine. It has five main parts – the tail, body, neck, head and ...

The middle sections are the neck and body. The thin end of the pancreas on the left side of the body is called the tail. The uncinate process is the part of the gland that bends backwards and ...

Some IPMNs primarily involve the main pancreatic duct, while others involve the branch ducts. Branch-duct type IPMNs are often found in the uncinate process, are sometimes asymptomatic, and are less ...

The pancreas is an extremely rare location for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). We present a case of a patient with a GIST located in the uncinate process of the pancreas that was treated ...

Perforation is more commonly encountered during transgastric drainage of PFC located in the uncinate region of the pancreas. Bleeding, stent migration, and infection can occur in a small subset of ...

Previous studies have shown how pancreatic disease can be simulated ... towards diagnosing a giant aneurysm ruptured into the uncinate process. Significant advancements in 3D and multiplanar ...