Chronic pancreatitis is a long-standing inflammation of the pancreas resulting in pancreatic atrophy, fibrosis, and calcification
Common causes of chronic pancreatitis are
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Following tests are done to confirm the diagnosis
Treatment
Symptoms of pancreatic cancer are
Some patients of acute pancreatitis may develop a fluid collection with a significant amount of necrotic material which is called walled of pancreatic necrosis (WOPN).
Symptoms of WOPN are
1. Pain abdomen
2. Jaundice
3. Vomiting
4. Fever in the case of infected WOPN
5. The decrease in hemoglobin in case of bleed in cyst
Treatment options are
surgery was the mainstay of treatment for many yrs, but now EUS Guided LAMS placement has taken center stage.It drains fluid internally in the stomach and endoscope may enter from stomach to retroperitoneal space via stent for debridement (necrosectomy) and lavage of the retroperitoneal cavity.
Main advantages are
1. It is incision and suture-free like an endoscopic procedure
2.Daycare procedure with less hospital stay and morbidity
3. More than 75 percent clinical success rate.
Gall bladder cancer is a common cancer of the biliary system and is usually diagnosed at an advanced stage
Risk factors are
Symptoms of gall bladder cancer are
Diagnosis
Treatment
CBD stone removal during ERCP
Cholangiocarcinoma is the most common tumor of the bile duct. Cholangiocarcinoma may involve the bile duct at the liver hilum, lower CBD, or intrahepatic biliary system. Hilar is the most common type of cholangiocarcinoma
Risk factors are
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment