A pancreatic elastase test, also known as a stool elastase, FE-1, or fecal elastase test, measures how much elastase is in your poop. Elastase is an enzyme produced by the pancreas during the ...

Cancers that start near the head of the pancreas can block the bile duct, preventing bile from reaching the intestines, where it helps break down fats and eventually leaves the body in the stool.

Due to a lack of noticeable symptoms in its early stages and the pancreas’ obscure location behind other organs in the ...

Researchers at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) have developed a blood test called PAC-MANN, to detect pancreatic ...

Five to ten percent of the patients have steatorrhea (fat in stool), diabetes, and weight loss secondary to pancreatic insufficiency. Some IPMNs primarily involve the main pancreatic duct, while ...