Author: Glossary
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Pancreatolithotomy
Incision of the pancreas for removal of a stone.
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Pancreatolithiasis
Stones in the duct system of the pancreas.
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Pancreatolauryl test
A noninvasive test for chronic pancreatitis in which fluorescein dilaurate is administered orally with a meal. Patients with chronic pancreatitis secrete diminished amounts of digestive enzymes into the gastrointestinal tract. As a result they do not digest foods properly and suffer from malabsorption. In this test diminished release of exocrine enzymes by the pancreas results…
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Pancreatogenic
Produced in or by the pancreas; originating in the pancreas.
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Pancreatoduodenostomy
Surgical anastomosis of the pancreatic duct, or a pancreatic fistula, to the duodenum.
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Pancreatoduodenectomy
Excision of the head of the pancreas and the adjacent portion of the duodenum.
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Purulent pancreatitis
Pancreatitis with abscess formation.
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Perilobar pancreatitis
Fibrosis of the pancreas between acinous groups.
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Interstitial pancreatitis
Pancreatitis with overgrowth of inter-acinar and intra-acinar connective tissue.
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Gallstone pancreatitis
Inflammation of the pancreas, caused by the obstruction of the ampulla of Vater by a biliary stone.