Dr. Hillman Terzian, a trauma surgeon at Nebraska Medicine, said Pillen sustained seven broken ribs on his left side and a spleen injury which required a procedure to stop internal bleeding.

The governor also sustained minor lacerations to his spleen and a kidney, doctors said. Pillen underwent a minimally invasive surgery known as a coil embolization where a wire was passed into the ...

(Lincoln) -- Doctors say Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen is in stable condition and recovering well after a horseback riding accident and spleen producer over the weekend. University of Nebraska ...

The pancreas is a large gland in the abdomen. It secretes pancreatic juices into the small intestine to digest food, and secretes insulin into the bloodstream to regulate glucose levels.

While pancreatic cancer remains one of the toughest cancers to treat and is predicted to become the second-leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S. before 2030, research and treatment ...