Acute pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas is a gland that sits just behind the stomach It has two roles
Pancreatic digestive enzymes are made as inactive precursors and carried to the small bowel where there are additional enzymatic processes that convert the inactive digestive enzymes to actives ones that digest our food. When pancreatic enzymes are prematurely activated in the pancreas, they attack the pancreas itself instead of digesting food and cause pancreatitis.
Tests and procedures used to diagnose pancreatitis include
Chronic pancreatitis is a long-standing inflammation of the pancreas that alters the organ's normal structure and functions. It can present as episodes of acute inflammation in a previously injured pancreas, or as chronic damage with persistent pain or malabsorption. It is a disease process characterized by irreversible damage to the pancreas as distinct from reversible changes in acute pancreatitis.
Symptoms
Pancreatic Tumor begins in the tissues of your pancreas — an organ in your abdomen that lies horizontally behind the lower part of your stomach. Your pancreas releases enzymes that aid digestion and hormones that help manage your blood sugar.
Pancreatic Tumor typically spreads rapidly to nearby organs. It is seldom detected in its early stages. But for people with pancreatic cysts or a family history of pancreatic cancer, some screening steps might help detect a problem early. One sign of pancreatic Tumor is diabetes, especially when it occurs with weight loss, jaundice or pain in the upper abdomen that spreads to the back.
Symptoms
A pancreatic pseudocyst is a circumscribed collection of fluid rich in pancreaticenzymes, blood, and necrotic tissue, typically located in the lesser sac of the abdomen. Pancreatic pseudocysts are usually complications of pancreatitis, although in children they frequently occur following abdominal trauma.
A pancreatic pseudocyst is a collection of tissue and fluids that forms on your pancreas. Your pancreas is located behind your stomach.
Pseudocysts usually form as the result of a hard blow to your abdomen or an inflammation of the pancreas known as pancreatitis.
Pseudo” means false. A pseudocyst looks like a cyst but is made from different kinds of tissue than a true cyst. A true cyst is more likely to be cancerous than a pseudocyst.
A pancreatic pseudocyst isn’t usually dangerous unless it ruptures. A ruptured pancreatic pseudocyst is a life-threatening condition. See your doctor immediately if you have any of the following symptoms:
