Pseudo-tumorous pancreatitis
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Description:
Pseudo-tumorous pancreatitis – the form of chronic pancreatitis of the raised degree arising in the absence of timely treatment.
Pseudo-tumorous pankreatitpredstavlyat himself a pancreas head tumor. Development of such form of a disease proceeds slowly (from 7 to 15 years).
Symptoms of Pseudo-tumorous pancreatitis:
Its main symptoms — pain and disturbance of vneshnesekretorny function, jaundice of mechanical character, quickly progressing emaciation.
Reasons of Pseudo-tumorous pancreatitis:
Pseudo-tumorous pancreatitis can appear because of disturbances in bilious system (cholelithiasis, dysfunctions of biliary tract, etc.), and also from behind alcohol which, by the way, is the most popular reason of emergence of this disease.
Treatment of Pseudo-tumorous pancreatitis:
To cure a disease of such degree, it is necessary to carry out operating of a pancreas. Such operations happen two types:
- drainage of a pancreatic channel;
- resection of fibrous tissues of pancreas.
