article_snippet.sent: Sufferers of the illness, which is characterized by an inflammation of the pancreas, have to be fed through a feeding tube because the condition never improves, and eventually leads to permanent damage.
article_snippet.sent: Luckily, Kyli found a support group for people who have chronic pancreatitis on Facebook, some of whom said some of whom found a way to eat: a risky surgical procedure to remove the pancreas, spleen, gallbladder, appendix, and duodenum, which allows the pancreas' cells to be transplanted into the liver, enabling the liver to function as a pancreas.