The Pancreas The pancreas is located in the middle of the abdomen. It’s surrounded by the stomach, small intestine, liver and spleen. It’s about six inches long and shaped like a thin pear, wide at one end. It has three sections: wider right end is the head, the middle is the body and the left end is the tail. The pancreas has two functions; to make enzymes that help digest fats and proteins …showed first 75 words of 1706 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1706 total…over 2 months after the operation. Also a small feeding tube called a jejunostomy tube or j-tube is placed into the small intestine. A high-calorie liquid is fed directly into your intestine through the j-tube. A second tube is added in the stomach called a gastrostomy tube or G-tube. This helps avoid nausea and vomiting after surgery. Bibliography The Pancreas. Pancreatic Center. June 9, 2000 . “Pancreas.” Microsoft Encarta 2000. 2000 ed.