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 ...

Branch-duct type IPMNs are often found in the uncinate process, are sometimes asymptomatic, and are less frequently associated with malignant transformation. The surgical management of IPMNs is ...

Abdominal CT and transabdominal ultrasound revealed a 1 cm insulinoma in the uncinate process of the pancreas. The patient again underwent pancreatic exploration. The insulinoma was removed, but ...

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 ...

Patients with pancreatic cancer often undergo a classic Whipple procedure, whereby the head and uncinate process of the pancreas, along with other adjacent organ areas, are removed.

The pancreas is an organ that sits in the abdominal cavity behind the stomach and plays a role in both the digestive and ... Uncinate process. Pancreatic notch. Body of pancreas. Anterior surface.

A small portion of the pancreatic head and uncinate process enhanced normally (Figure 1b). No calcifications were seen. (Enlarge Image) (Enlarge Image) ...

Eligible patients with pancreatic head/uncinate process adenocarcinoma and radiographically defined potentially resectable disease received chemoradiation with 7 weekly intravenous (IV) infusions of ...