Copied this so people might understand a little better. Robert has a whole team of doctors but Dr. Robert E. Kraichely is the head doctor. He is a doctor of Gastroenterology. They came in and said that Robert's tumor is at the top of pancreas where the two ducts meet. They are studying the CT Scan and will let the family know in about an 1hour what they see and what they are going to do. They did tell them that there is a special team of doctors that only do pancreatic surgeries and that they will be doing the surgery.


What is the pancreas?
The pancreas is a spongy, tube-shaped organ about 6 inches long. It is located in the back of the abdomen, behind the stomach. The head of the pancreas is on the right side of the abdomen. It is connected to the duodenum, the upper end of the small intestine. The narrow end of the pancreas, called the tail, extends to the left side of the body.
The pancreas makes pancreatic juices and hormones, including insulin. Pancreatic juices, also called enzymes, help digest food in the small intestine. Insulin controls the amount of sugar in the blood. Both enzymes and hormones are needed to keep the body working right.
As pancreatic juices are made, they flow into the main pancreatic duct. This duct joins the common bile duct, which connects the pancreas to the liver and the gallbladder. The common bile duct, which carries bile (a fluid that helps digest fat), connects to the small intestine near the stomach.