Pancreas Spotlight Stories
10-year-old Keegan is now pain free thanks to the synergy between surgeons in rare operation
CHoR and VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center are among the select centers offering total pancreatectomy with islet cell autotransplantation (TP-IAT) for children.
Rare procedure offers relief to patient dealing with endless stomach pain
VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center helps patients find answers and treatment for chronic pancreatitis.
VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center completes 100th rare procedure to treat chronic pancreatitis
VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center is one of few national transplant centers performing total pancreatectomy with islet cell autotransplantation, in coordination with a lab that is gaining support from national and international researchers.
Convenient care for the common and complex at VCU Health in Williamsburg
Halting chronic pancreatitis with TP-IAT
New Mexico nurse travels 1,800 miles to Hume-Lee, a national leader in the complex surgery.
Pain free and singing again
After years of pain and hospitalization, opera singer travels to Richmond for groundbreaking procedure.
Driving 900 miles during a pandemic for rare, life-changing surgery
She'd never been to Virginia, but was on a mission to get the care her daughter needed.