The relationship between triglycerides and pancreatic damage has been studied over the years. It is now known that Hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) is the 3rd leading cause of acute pancreatitis (less prevalent …
The term chronic pancreatitis (CP) is used to define a fibro-inflammatory disease of the pancreas, of a progressive and irreversible nature, which can present with abdominal pain as a symptom …
When we think of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency – EPI (decrease in the activity of pancreatic enzymes in the intestinal lumen, below the values for normal digestion) we automatically relate it …
A topic that has been gaining attention from pancreas scholars lately is pancreatic steatosis. This is a generic term that infers the accumulation of fat in the pancreas. However, there …
The mucinous cystadenoma (MCN) is a cystic lesion, mucin-producing, almost exclusively found in women, in a ratio of 20:1. The peak incidence is in the 5th decade of life. The …
Pancreatic cysts are, in most cases, incidental findings of imaging exams. It is estimated that about 3-14% of people undergoing abdominal exams have some pancreatic cystic lesion as a finding. …
Autoimmune Pancreatitis (AIP) is one of the possible causes of chronic pancreatitis, which presents with inflammatory infiltrate in the gland and progressive fibrosis, which can lead to pancreatic insufficiency (1). …
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