The liver and pancreas are organs in the upper abdomen. The liver is vital for metabolism, detoxification, digestion, and more. The pancreas produces essential enzymes and hormones. Together, they ...

The liver hilum, which some people know as the porta hepatis or hilum of the liver, is a fissure or opening between two sections, or lobes, of the liver. The liver hilum allows structures including ...

The diagram of the human body that accompanied yesterday’s story about diabetes was mistakenly reversed. The liver should have been shown on the left side of the diagram and the stomach with small ...