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- Pancreas biopsy: Either using a needle through the skin or a surgical procedure, a small piece of pancreas tissue is removed to look for cancer or other conditions. Ultrasound: A probe is placed on the belly, and harmless sound waves create images by reflecting off the pancreas and other organs.
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- Islet Cell Transplantation. Islet cell transplantation involves removing islet cells from a donor pancreas and transplanting them into the body of the recipient. During islet cell transplantation, a needle is placed into the liver through the skin and the islet cells are injected into the portal (liver) vein. Alternatively, a minor surgical procedure might be performed.
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Pancreatic and Interventional Endoscopy This procedure uses a special endoscope to diagnose the cause of jaundice, find and remove blocks in the gallbladder and bile ducts and diagnose and reach pancreatic tumors. After the patient is injected with a dye, the doctor inserts the endoscope through the mouth or a small incision.
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Pancreatitis - Exams and Tests If your doctor thinks you have pancreatitis, he or she will ask questions about your medical history and do a physical exam along with lab and imaging tests. Two blood tests that measure enzymes are used to diagnose an attack of pancreatitis. These tests are:1  Serum amylase. 2  An increase of amylase in the blood usually indicates pancreatitis. 3  Serum lipase. 4  Sudden (acute) pancreatitis almost always raises the level of lipase in the blood.wo blood tests that measure enzymes are used to diagnose an attack of pancreatitis. These tests are: 1  Serum amylase. 2  An increase of amylase in the blood usually indicates pancreatitis. 3  Serum lipase.
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- 1 Blood tests to look for elevated levels of pancreatic enzymes. 2  Stool tests in chronic pancreatitis to measure levels of fat that could suggest your digestive system isn't absorbing nutrients adequately.3  Computerized tomography (CT) scan to look for gallstones and assess the extent of pancreas inflammation. Stool tests in chronic pancreatitis to measure levels of fat that could suggest your digestive system isn't absorbing nutrients adequately. 2  Computerized tomography (CT) scan to look for gallstones and assess the extent of pancreas inflammation.
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Diagnosis Tests and procedures used to diagnose pancreatitis include: 1  Blood tests to look for elevated levels of pancreatic enzymes. 2  Stool tests in chronic pancreatitis to measure levels of fat that could suggest your digestive system isn't absorbing nutrients adequately. Stool tests in chronic pancreatitis to measure levels of fat that could suggest your digestive system isn't absorbing nutrients adequately. 2  Computerized tomography (CT) scan to look for gallstones and assess the extent of pancreas inflammation.
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Pancreatic Cancer: Treatment Options One of the following types of surgery may be used to take out the tumor: 1  Whipple procedure: A surgical procedure in which the head of the pancreas, the gallbladder, part of the stomach, part of the small intestine, and the bile duct are removed.
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Whipple Procedure The Whipple Procedure (pancreatoduodenectomy) encompasses several surgical procedures in the same operation: 1  the gallbladder is removed. 2  the head of the pancreas is removed. 3  a section of the bile duct is removed.  a section of the small intestine is 1  removed. a part of the stomach may also be removed.
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Pancreatic pseudocysts The diagnosis is usually made by a CT scan. A typical picture is seen on CT of a fluid filled mass around the pancreas. It is important to note that in some patients, cystic tumors such as mucinous cystadenoma may look exactly like a pseudocyst.
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Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP) How is ERCP Done? The test is done in the X-Ray Department (you will be taken there from the Ward). After the sedation is given, a long, thin flexible tube is passed into the stomach via the mouth and a thin plastic tube inserted into the bile and pancreatic ducts. In about 5% of patients this is not successful.
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Pancreas and Islet Transplant No surgery is needed. The islets cells from a deceased donor's pancreas are removed and injected into a major blood vessel of the patient's liver. The islet cells then begin making insulin. Team members isolate islet cells in the islet laboratory. Islet transplants are still experimental. We still don't know about the long-term benefits and risks. This is why the University of Chicago Medicine is conducting multiple clinical trials on islet transplantation.
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Pancreas Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) Because this is done at the time of the EUS, the physician is able to direct the needle to the exact location of interest all while watching the needle with the EUS. FNA is most commonly performed to evaluate masses or tumors of the pancreas, in order to determine if cancer is present.
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Pancreatitis - Topic Overview This can mean that you have pancreatitis. Your doctor may also want you to have a complete blood count (CBC), a liver test, or a stool test. Other tests include an MRI, a CT scan, or an ultrasound of your belly (abdominal ultrasound) to look for gallstones.
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Ampullary cancer: Know the signs of this rare disease A special endoscopy called an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, or ERCP, can then be used to look closely at the ampulla of Vater and obtain biopsies to confirm the diagnosis. Learn more about gastrointestinal cancers, including pancreatic, colorectal, liver and stomach cancer.
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Whipple Procedure Also known as pancreaticoduodenectomy, the Whipple procedure involves removal of the head (wide part) of the pancreas next to the first part of the small intestine (duodenum). It also involves removal of the duodenum, a portion of the common bile duct, gallbladder, and sometimes part of the stomach.he Whipple procedure can take several hours to perform and requires great surgical skill and experience. The area around the pancreas is complex and surgeons often encounter patients who have a variation in the arrangement of blood vessels and ducts.
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Acute Pancreatitis Testing and Diagnosis The technician injects dye into the patient’s veins, which helps show the pancreas, gallbladder, and pancreatic and bile ducts. This is another sensitive test for evaluating the gallbladder, bile ducts, and pancreas for causes of acute pancreatitis.
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- You can't see the pancreas without lifting the stomach and intestines with the forceps. 1  The pancreas is a thin, yellowish ribbon. 2  The intestines are held in place by thin, transparent tissue called the mesentery. 3  Move your pointer over the pictures to see the pancreas and mesentery highlighted.
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Pancreas Anatomy CT anatomy. The pancreas is best evaluated with a triphasic (arterial, portal venous, and systemic venous phases), contrast-enhanced (after intravenous injection of contrast medium), computed tomographic (CT) scan with 3-dimensional (3-D), triplanar (axial, coronal, and sagittal planes) reconstruction.
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- ERCP is done to: 1  Check lasting belly pain or jaundice. 2  Find gallstones or diseases of the liver, bile ducts, or pancreas. 3  Remove gallstones from the common bile duct if they are causing problems. 4  Open a narrowed bile duct or insert a drain. 5  Get a tissue sample for further testing (biopsy). 6  Measure the pressure inside the bile ducts (manometry).
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Mass on Pancreaslatsirk Feb 24, 2002 My heart goes out to you and your family. Pancreatic surgery, if they do it, is a long, long operation. Did they tell him where the tumor is and did they check his liver at all? They have what they call a Whipple procedure they can do to remove a mass I believe from the tail of the pancreas but this is no guarantee and is pretty dangerous. For you and your family's sake, I hope it is benign and can be treated.
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Pancreatic Pseudocyst If your doctor thinks you may have a pancreatic pseudocyst, he or she will order imaging tests such as a CT scan or an MRI scan to get a better look at the structure of your pancreas and to gather more detailed information about the cyst. Your doctor may also order an endoscopic ultrasound.
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The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center A number of technologies can be used to visualize pancreatic masses, but we would like to emphasize the four most common- computerized axial tomography (CAT) scanning, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), positron emission tomography (PET), and magnetic resonance imagining (MRI). CT Scan (computerized axial tomography)
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Pancreas function tests Blood tests can evaluate the function of the gallbladder, liver, and pancreas. Levels of the pancreatic enzymes amylase and lipase can be measured. Blood tests can also check for signs of related conditions, including infection, anemia (low blood count), and dehydration.
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Pancreas Function Tests This imaging test can help assess the health of the pancreas. A CT scan can identify complications of pancreatic disease such as fluid around the pancreas, an enclosed infection , or a collection of tissue, fluid, and pancreatic enzymes (pancreatic pseudocyst).
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What Is a Pancreatic Pseudocyst? Other tests that may be used in the workup of a pseudocyst include: Blood tests. These tests measure levels of certain substances in the blood. A test showing high levels of amylase or lipase, enzymes produced by the pancreas, may indicate inflammation of the pancreas. Ultrasound (sonography).