Pancreatitis

Pancreas is an abdominal organ situated at the back of the stomach and surrounded by spleen, small intestine and liver. It is an essential part of the digestive system and has a reason to regulate blood sugar levels. The pancreas secretes digestive enzymes like amylase, lipase and proteases into the duodenum. These enzymes help to digest sugar fat and proteins respectively. Islets of Langerhans are embedded in the pancreas for hormone secretion like:- insulin and glucagon into the blood.

Key Facts of Pancreatitis

  • Pancreatic Diseases- Because of the inaccessibility of pancreas, the evaluation of pancreatic disorders could be tough. Disorders that damage the pancreas contain precancerous diseases, pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. Each disease exhibits various kinds of symptoms and requires different treatments.
  • Pancreatitis- Pancreatitis is a type of swelling that occurs when the pancreatic enzyme is secreted and starts to digest the organ itself. It could cause painful attacks and a chronic condition that stays for years.
  • Precursors to Pancreatic Cancer- The first reason for pancreatic cancer is yet to be called, but there are risk factors which expand the danger of building diseases. Some of the factors contain smoking and hereditary cancer syndromes.
  • Pancreatic Cancer- Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is among the most common varieties of pancreatic cancer. It is an exocrine tumor arising from the cells which line the pancreatic duct. A tumour of the endocrine gland accounts for minimum than 5% of all types of pancreatic tumours and is known to be islet and neuroendocrine.
  • Pancreas Location-The pancreas is present in the abdomen. A part of it is settled between the stomach and the spine. The other part identifies its place in the curve of the prime section of the small intestine which is called the duodenum.The head of the pancreas is present on the right part of the abdomen and is joined to the duodenum through the pancreatic duct. The tail of the pancreas increases to the left area of the body.

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