Q: where is the pancreas in the body found?

Deep in the belly: The pancreas is located in the upper abdomen, behind the stomach, and in front of the spine. On the right side, the pancreas is bounded by the duodenum (small intestine), and on the left side it is bounded by the spleen. There are several very large blood vessels that touch the pancreas as well. This challenging anatomy demands that a specialist operate on the pancreas.

Q: what can be a growth above the pancreas?

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Question 1

can your pancreas be replaced?

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Yes very hard: There have been pancreas transplants but the surgery is difficult and tedious. The easiest thing is insulin replacement using either a pump or simple injections

Question 2

how do i treat inflame pancreas?

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Pancreatitis info: Hi,
If you have been diagnosed with pancreatitis, I would recommend that you seek treatment guided by a physician as soon as possible. The treatment is fairly simple but you need work up to determine the cause and to be monitored clinically depending on the severity of your illness. Here is some additional information. I hope this answers your questions.

http://wb.md/2gWMgUZ

Question 3

how can you affect your pancreas?

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Pnacreas: I wish I could help but you have not given any information.
What exactly do you mean by "affect your pancreas"?

Question 4

can u live without your pancreas?

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No pancreas: Yes but not without a specialist  to prescribe what you need to do so. It isn't easy.

Question 5

what service does a pancreas perform?

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Multiple functions: On one hand, it produces several enzymes needed to digest food. This is the "exocrine" part of the pancreas.
On the other hand, there is an "endocrine" part that is responsible of the levels of blood sugar (through the release of Insulin and glucagon). It also release other hormones.

Question 6

can a person live without a pancreas?

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Yes: Many people have had to have the pancrease (pancrelipase) removed.  This causes many health issues.  First, there is diabetes due to this being the organ secreting insulin.  This can be replaced.  Next, is the absence of pancreatic digestive enzymes.  Artifical pancreatic enzymes can be taken.  Diarrhea is often the problem.  None of this is optimum but sometimes the only alternative to keeping it.

Question 7

what happens to the pancreas as we age?

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Nothing : Age has no special effect on the pancreas function

Question 8

how do the islets in the pancreas work?

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Make hormones.: The islets of langerhans in the pancreas contain its endocrine cells.  These cells produce hormones that help control blood glucose levels in the body.  There are at least 5 kinds of islet cells: Alpha cells producing glucagon (15-20% of cells), beta cells - Insulin and amylin (65–80%), delta cells - somatostatin (3–10%), pp cells - pancreatic polypeptide (3–5%), epsilon cells -ghrelin (<1%).

Question 9

where is the pancreas in the body found?

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Deep in the belly: The pancreas is located in the upper abdomen, behind the stomach, and in front of the spine.  On the right side, the pancreas is bounded by the duodenum (small intestine), and on the left side it is bounded by the spleen.  There are several very large blood vessels that touch the pancreas as well.  This challenging anatomy demands that a specialist operate on the pancreas.

Question 10

what can be a growth above the pancreas?

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