Pancreas Vocabulary and Pathology Flashcards
The cells of the pancreas that carry out the exocrine function and therefore produce amylase, lipase, sodium bicarbonate, and other digestive enzymes
Acinar cells
Congenital anomaly of the pancreas that results in the maldevelopment of the pancreas in which the most ventral part of the pancreas encases the duodenum and may consequently lead to duodenal obstruction
Annular pancreas
Coexisting enlargement of the common bile duct and pancreatic duct
Double-duct sign
The accessory duct of the pancreas
Duct of Santorini
The main pancreatic duct
Duct of Wirsung
The first segment of the small intestine
Duodenum
Endoscopic procedure that utilizes fluoroscopy to evaluate the biliary tree and pancreas
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
An islet cell tumor found within the pancreas
Gastrinoma
Elevated amylase
Hyperamylasemia
Bowel obstruction caused by the lack of normal peristalsis
Ileus
An islet cell tumor found within the pancreas (most common)
Insulinoma
Small islands of tissue found within the pancreas that produce insulin and glucagon
Islets of Langerhans
Tumors found with the islets Langerhans of the pancreas
Islet cell Tumors
A peritoneal cavity located between the stomach and pancreas where fluid can accumulate
Lesser sac
Congenital anomaly of the pancreas that results in a shortened main pancreatic duct that only works to drain the pancreatic head and not the entire pancreas
Pancreatic Divisum
The surgical procedure in which the head of the pancreas, the gallbladder, some of the bile ducts, and the proximal duodenum are removed because of a malignant pancreatic neoplasm; also referred to as the Whipple procedure
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
The pancreatic fluid collection that results from the inflammation of the pancreas
Phlegmon
The syndrome that includes an excessive secretion of acid by the stomach caused by the presence of a functional gastrinoma within the pancreas
Zolligner-Ellison Syndrome
The recurring destruction of the pancreatic tissue that results in atrophy, fibrosis with scarring, and the development of calcification within the gland
Chronic pancreatitis
The most common form of pancreatic malignancy, typically found within the head of the pancreas
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma
