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Chronic pancreatitis: How is it treated?
Recurrent or persistent episodes of epigastric and left upper quadrant pain radiating to the left upper back are typical symptoms of chronic pancreatitis. If chronic pancreatitis is not treated promptly, it can cause many dangerous complications and even death after a long time of illness.
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Diagnostic tests for chronic pancreatitis
Chronic pancreatitis is a pathological process with long-term continuum, the pancreas is damaged leading to destruction of the pancreatic parenchyma or pancreatic duct and replaced by fibrous tissue leading to impaired pancreatic function. The diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis helps to treat and prevent dangerous complications affecting the patient's health.
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Symptoms of chronic pancreatitis
There are many causes of chronic pancreatitis, of which more than 80% of chronic pancreatitis cases are caused by alcohol abuse. Most cases of chronic pancreatitis usually present with epigastric abdominal pain, pain often worse after eating, pain radiating to the back. The pain can be mild, long-lasting, or severe, persistent.
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Severe acute pancreatitis: Can fasting help the pancreas to rest?
The pancreas is one of the body glands that is directly involved in the digestion and absorption of food through the secretion of pancreatic enzymes in an inactive form. When pancreatic enzymes are activated, they become active in the lumen of the pancreatic duct, causing acute pancreatitis. What is the relationship between the pancreas and the eating process?
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Particularly dangerous complications of acute pancreatitis
Acute pancreatitis is an acute disease of the pancreas that can range from edematous pancreatitis to hemorrhagic and necrotizing pancreatitis. This is a common pancreatic emergency, if not treated promptly can cause dangerous complications and even death.
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Understanding the phenomenon of blood triglycerides in acute pancreatitis
When the triglyceride index is high, people can face the risk of acute pancreatitis. Although this possibility accounts for only about 5% of all cases in general, the complications of acute pancreatitis due to elevated triglycerides are not mild.
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Acute pancreatitis progresses rapidly, the risk of death is high
Acute pancreatitis is one of the most common gastrointestinal toxicity in clinical practice, occurring after meals containing a lot of fat and protein, especially after drinking alcohol. So is acute pancreatitis dangerous? What are the clinical manifestations of acute pancreatitis?
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Common diseases of the pancreas
The pancreas is an organ with both exocrine and endocrine functions. The common diseases in the pancreas are pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, etc. Actively learning about these diseases helps each person to prevent and detect the disease early for more active and effective treatment.
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Autoimmune pancreatitis: What you need to know
Autoimmune pancreatitis is one of the human autoimmune diseases. Autoimmune pancreatitis was only recently discovered (previously often confused with other conditions), a finding that now plays an important role in making treatment more effective.
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Pancreatic pseudocyst: What you need to know
Unlike a pancreatic cyst, a pancreatic pseudocyst is a reactive cyst that forms to localize pancreatic juice when it has leaked from the pancreatic parenchyma. Because it is only surrounded by a very thin cyst wall, a large amount of pancreatic enzymes can be released into the peritoneum at any time, causing serious consequences. The information presented on pancreatic pseudocysts is intended to help control and monitor patients, and to find and intervene if they are present after an episode of acute pancreatitis.
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Pancreatic pseudocyst and walled necrotic foci
Pancreatic pseudocyst and septal necrosis is a condition that needs to be detected, diagnosed correctly and treated promptly to prevent life-threatening danger to the patient.
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