A 47-year-old member asked:
what does it mean that i have a spot on my pancreas?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Stanley Schwartz answered
Endocrinology 52 years experience
May be nothing BUT..: Must rule out serious cause- tumor
see gastroenterologist to review.
4896 viewsAnswered Nov 16, 2018
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A 41-year-old member asked:
What can I do to get help for an enlarged pancreas?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Luis Villaplana answered
Internal Medicine 35 years experience
WELL, THE CAUSE IS: Important to find when adressing this problem. What caused it to get enlarged?
Who are you seeing for this?
5690 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 41-year-old member asked:
Could you tell me what happens when the pancreas shuts down?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Mary Maluccio answered
Surgical Oncology 27 years experience
Depends on sxs: Most organs in the body are quite resilient until late stages of a disease. The pancreas has two main functions: 1) to produce Insulin and 2) to make and transport enzymes into the gut that help digest food. When the pancreas "shuts down" or becomes insufficient it more likely refers to enzyme deficiencies and digestive problems that can be helped with supplements. Diabetes is different.
4868 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 17-year-old male asked about a male:
What does a spot on the pancreas mean?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Mankanwal Sachdev answered
Gastroenterology 22 years experience
Any number of things: A spot can be a "cyst"-or fluid collection. A tumor such as a lipoma, cancer or neuron doctrine tumor, a focus of inflammation or nothing. You should get an eus done.
5188 viewsAnswered Nov 30, 2019
A 43-year-old member asked:
Can it be possible for you to live without a pancreas?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Jeffrey Ramkaransingh answered
Interventional Radiology 20 years experience
Yes: It is possible to live without a pancreas. Patients without a pancreas require life-long insulin shots, because the insulin-producing Islet cells are gone. This diabetes is often very difficult to manage. Also, these people need pancreatic enzyme supplements to help digest certain foods.
3884 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A member asked:
I have a lump in my pancreas. Are they always bad?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Harold Fields answered
Family Medicine 61 years experience
Cyst: No they are not always dangerous on occasion they are simple cysts but you do need to have it fully investigated
802 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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