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Treatments List

Treatments could include:
  • Debridement of Pancreatic and Peripancreatic Dead Tissue
  • Endoscopic Removal of Stones from Pancreatic Duct
  • Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Treatments Overview Articles

Pancreatitis
See the specific types of pancreatitis.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 3, 2007
Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas , an organ that is important in digestion. In pancreatitis, normal digestive enzymes act abnormally to break down the pancreas itself.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas, an organ that is important in digestion. Pancreatitis can be acute, beginning suddenly, usually with the patient recovering fully; or chronic, progressing slowly with permanent injury to the pancreas.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas, an organ that is important in digestion. Pancreatitis can be acute (beginning suddenly, usually with the patient recovering fully) or chronic (progressing slowly with continued, permanent injury to ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Treatments Articles

Intravenous Rehydration
Sterile water solutions containing small amounts of salt or sugar, are injected into the body through a tube attached to a needle that is inserted into a vein. Purpose Fever , vomiting, and diarrhea can cause a person to become dehydrated fairly quickly.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Intravenous Rehydration
Intravenous rehydration is the process by which sterile water solutions containing small amounts of salt or sugar are injected into the body through a tube attached to a needle which is inserted into a vein. Purpose Intravenous rehydration is used to restore the fluid and electrolyte balance of the body due to illness, surgery, or accident.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Pancreatectomy
A pancreatectomy is the surgical removal of the pancreas. A pancreatectomy may be total, in which case the entire organ is removed, usually along with the spleen, gallbladder, common bile duct, and portions of the small intestine and stomach.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
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