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Is the pancreas intraperitoneal or retroperitoneal

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  • Retroperitoneal
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What is the function of the pancreas

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Exocrine - Acinar cells

  • proteases - chymotrypsin, trypsin, pepsin
  • lipases
  • amylases
  • phopsholipases

Pancreatic juice
- bicarbonate risk, 2L per day - produced by the ductal cell

Endocrine - Islets of Langerhan

  • beta cells - insulin
  • alpha cells - glucagon
  • other hormones - somatostatin
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describe how the enzymes produced by the exocrine function become activated

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  • enzyme is created in an inactive form
  • goes into the duct
  • enzymes become activated
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Premature activation of enzymes within ..

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premature activation of enzymes within pancreatic parenchyma leading to pancreatic auto-digestion

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What is the cause of acute pancreatitis

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  • Gallstones (~35%)
  • Ethanol (35%)
  • Trauma (1.5%)
  • Steroids
  • Mumps
  • Autoimmune (PAN)
  • Scorpion venom
  • Hyperlipidaemia, Hypothermia, Hypercalcaemia
  • ERCP (~5%)
  • Drugs
    Other: pregnancy, neoplasia, no cause found (~10-30%)
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What are the symptoms of acute pancreatitis

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  • Gradual or sudden severe epigastric or central abdominal pain (radiates to back, relieved by sitting forward
  • vomiting
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What is the clinical presentation of a severe acute pancreatitis

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  • mortality is less than 1% mild AP; 10-25% severe AP
  • Oedematous vs necrotising pancreatitis (5-10%)
  • CRP is greater than 150mg/L at 48 hours
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what are the scoring systems for acute pancreatitis

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  • Glasgow
  • Alanta
  • Ranson
  • APACHE II
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How do you manage acute pancreatitis

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Aggressive fluid resuscitation

  • 1-2L bolus
  • 250-300ml/h
  • titrate to urine output and other parameters

Analgesia
- opioid based

empirical antibiotics

  • consider if greater than 30% pancreatic necrosis, max 14 days
  • but no proven role

Nutrition

  • early enteral feeding preferable
  • may need to be nasojejunal
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10
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What are the types of autoimmune pancreatitis

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  • Type 1

- Type 2

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describe type 1 pancreatitis

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IgG4 related disease

  • systemic disease
  • lymphocytic infiltrate
  • more common in men, 40-60s
  • mimic of pancreatic cancer
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12
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What score is used to assess type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis

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HISORt criteria

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13
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Describe how the HISORTr score works

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H - histology 
I - imaging 
S - serology 
O - other organ involvement 
Rt - response to steroids
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describe type 2 autoimmune pancreatitis

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Single organ

  • neutrophilic infiltration
  • younger patients
  • IBD association
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What systems can IgG4 affect

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  • pancreatitis
  • cholangiopathy
  • sialoadenitits
  • retroperitoneal fibrosis
  • interstitial pneumonitis
  • tubulointerstitial nephritis
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What is the treatment of IgG4 related disease (type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis)

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  • Prednisolone (50%) relapse
  • azathioprine - remission
  • mycophenolate - alternative
  • Rituximab - refractory disease - steroid refractory disease and induction of remission
17
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What is chronic pancreatitis associated with

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  • pancreatic atrophy
  • fibrosis
  • calcification
18
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What can cause chronic pancreatitis

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  • Alcohol
  • smoking
  • autoimmune
  • cystic fibrosis
  • pancreatic duct obstruction
  • congenital
  • haemochromatotsis
19
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How do you manage chronic pancreatitis

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analgesia

  • opioids
  • neuromodulators
  • improve PD drainage
  • coeliac axis block

fat soluble vitamins

insulin

diet

  • no alcohol
  • low fat may help
20
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How do you diagnose chronic pancreatitis

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Imaging
- CT/MRI features

EUS

  • more sensitive
  • specific features

Exocrine insufficiency

  • steatorrhoea, weight loss
  • faecal elastase
  • functional assays - pancreolauryl test
21
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What are the complications of chronic pancreatitis

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Exocrine insufficiency
- pancreatic enzyme supplementation

Endocrine insufficiency
- insulin

Obstruction

  • CBD - ERCP covered metal stent
  • Gastric outlet obstruction - surgical bypass

Splenic vein thrombosis - sinestral portal hypertension

Pancreatic carcinoma
- 2-10x increase risk

  • pseudocyst
  • diabetes
  • biliary obstruction
  • local material aneurysm
  • gastric varices
22
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how is ERCP used in chronic pancreatitis

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  • PD stricture with upstream dilatation
  • PD lithiasis
  • control pancreatic pain
23
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What surgeries can you use for chronic pancreatitis

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  • Lateral pancreaticojejunostomy - puestow
  • freys procedure - pancreatic head
  • total pancreatectomy
  • aim to improve PD drainage by opening up the pancreatic duct
24
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What are the signs of acute pancreatitis

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  • raised heart rate
  • fever
  • jaundice
  • shock
  • ileus
  • rigid abdomen +/- local tenderness
  • periumbilical bruising (Cullen’s sign)
  • Flanks Bruising (Grey Turner’s sign)
25
What investigations do you use to measure acute pancreatitis
- Amylase will increase - >1000U/mL or around 3-fold upper limit of normal - lipase raised - more sensitive and specific for pancreatitis and rises earlier and falls later - ABG - to monitor oxygenation and acid-base status - AXR - Erect CXR - CT - US - ERCP - CRP >150mg/L at 36 hours after admission is a predictor of severe pancreatitis
26
describe how amylase rises in acute pancreatitis
- degree of elevation not related to degree of disease - may also be normal even in severe pancreatitis (levels start to fall 24-48 hour) - excreted renal, so renal failure will increase levels
27
describe what an AXR looks like in acute pancreatitis
- no psoas shadow (increase retroperitoneal fluid) | - sentinel loop - of proximal jejunum an ileus (solitary air-filled dilatation)
28
What is a predictor of severe pancreatitis
>150mg/L at 36h after admission is a predictor of severe pancreatitis
29
describe the modified Glasgow scale and how it is used to work out the severity of acute pancreatitis
``` 3 or more factors detected within 48 hours of onset suggests severe pancreatitis and should prompt transfer to ITU/HDU (mnemonic PANCREAS) - PaO2 = <8kPa - Age = >55 years - Neutrophillia = WBC >15X109/L - Calcium = <2mmol/L - Renal function = Urea > 16mmol/L - Enzyme = LDH>600iu/L; AST>200iu/L - Albumin = <32g/L - Sugar = Glucose >10mmol/L ```
30
Describe the management of acute pancreatitis
- NBM, consider NJ feeding - Set of IVI and give lots of crystalloids - to counter third space sequestration, until vital signs are satisfactory and urine flow stays at >30ml/h - insert urinary catheter and consider CVP monitoring - Analgesia: Pethidine 75-100mg/4h IM or morphine - hourly pulse, BP, urine output - Daily FBC, U&E, calcium, glucose, amylase, ABG - ERCP and gallstone removal if there is progressive jaundice - repeat imaging (usually CT) to monitor progress
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what should you do if the acute pancreatitis is worsening
- ITU - oxygen if PaO2 is decreasing - if suspected abscess formation or pancreatic necrosis (on CT), consider parenteral nutrition +/- laparotomy and debridement - antibiotics can help in severe disease
32
Name the early complications of acute pancreatitis
- Shock - ARDS - renal failure - DIC - sepsis - calcium decreased - increase in glucose
33
What are the late complications of acute pancreatitis
- Pancreatic necrosis and pseudocyst - abscesses - bleeding - from elastase eroding a major vessel such as a splenic artery - thrombosis - may occur in the splenic/gastroduodenal arteries or colic branches of the SMA causing bowel necrosis - Fistulae - normally closes spontaneously, if purely pancreatic they do not irritate the skin - Recurrent oedematous pancreatitis - may require near-total pancreatectomy
34
What happens in pancreatic necrosis and pseudocyst
- fluid is lesser sac - fever and mass +/- persistent increase in amylase/LFT - may resolve or need draining
35
What is the difference between mild and severe acute pancreatitis
- mild disease is not associated with complications or organ dysfunction and recovery is uncomplicated - severe is characterised by pancreatic dysfunction, local, and systemic complications and a complicated recovery
36
When do you use antibiotics in acute pancreatitis
= in severe pancreatitis as a prophylaxis to prevent infection of pancreatic necrosis
37
What is an indication for surgery in acute pancreatitis
- infected pancreatic necrosis is an indicator for surgery or interventional drainage
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What surgery is offered to patients with acute pancreatitis
- Necrosectomy - stops the progress of infection and release of pro-inflammatory mediators - Percutaneous drainage

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