Does the pancreas grow back after surgery?

1.5+/-0.2 cm and 2.2+/-0.1 cm vs. 1.5+/-0.2 cm, respectively; p = 0.01) and unchanged for length (8.1+/-0.4 cm vs. 8.1+/-0.4 cm; p = 0.9). We conclude that the human pancreas does not regenerate after partial anatomic (50%) resection