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Surgery of Pancreatic Disorders Flashcards

1
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What are examples of pancreatic disorders?

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Pancreatic cancer

Acute pancreatitis

Chronic pancreatitis

Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) and pancreatic cystic disease

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What does IPMN stand for?

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Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm

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What is the incidence of pancreatic cancer in the UK?

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10/100000

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What age group is pancreatic cancer most common in?

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60-80 years old

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What is the male:female ratio of pancreatic cancer?

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3:4

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What is the 5 year survival rate of pancreatic cancer?

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0.4%

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What are risk factors for pancreatic cancer?

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Smoking

Chronic pancreatitis

Adult onset of diabetes

Hereditary pancreatitis

Inherited predisposition

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What is the presentation of pancreatic cancer?

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Obstructive jaundice

Diabetes

Abdominal pain/back pain

Anorexia

Vomiting

Weight loss

Recurrent bouts pancreatitis

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What investigations are done for pancreatic cancer?

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Blood tests

Chest x-ray

Tumour markers (CA19-9)

Imaging/invasive investigations

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What antigen is released by cancerous pancreatic cells that can be tested for?

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CA19-9

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What imaging/invasive tests can be done to investigate pancreatic cancer?

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CXR

USS

CT

MRCP

Laparoscopic USS

Peritoneal cytology

Percutaneous needle biopsy

PET scan

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What is considered when considering if a patient with pancreatic cancer is fit for pancreatic resection?

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Basic history and examination

Chest x-ray and ECG

Respiratory function tests

Physiological scoring system

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What types of surgery can be done for pancreatic cancer?

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Kausch-Whipple

Pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (PPPD)

Palliative drainage

Metal stenting

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What does PPPD stand for?

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Pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy

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What is a pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy

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Similar to Whipples operation but none of the stomach is removed

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What is Kausch-Whipple surgery?

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Removes head of pancreas, bile duct, gallbladder and the duodenum

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What is Kausch-Whipple surgery also known as?

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Pancreaticoduodectomy

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What is acute pancreatitis?

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An acute inflammatory process of the pancreas with involvement of other regional tissues or remote organ systems

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What are the different classifications of acute pancreatitis?

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Mild AP

Severe AP

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What is mild acute pancreatitis associated with?

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Minimal organ dysfunction and uneventful recovery

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What is severe acute pancreatitis associated with?

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Organ failure or local complication

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What are some local complications of acute pancreatitis?

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Acute fluid collection

Pseudocyst

Pancreatic abscess

Pancreatic necrosis

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What is the aetiology of acute pancreatitis?

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Gallstones

Alcohol

Viral infections (CMV, mumps)

Tumours

Anatomical abnormalities

ERCP

Lipid abnormalities

Hypercalcaemia

Postoperative trauma

Ischaemia

Drugs

Scorpion venom

Idiopathic

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What viral infections can cause acute pancreatitis?

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CMV

Mumps

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What does CMV stand for?

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Cytomegalovirus

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What is the pathophysiology of acute pancreatitis caused by alcohol?

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Direct injury

Increased sensitivity to stimulation

Oxidation products (acetaldehyde)

Non-oxidative metabolism (fatty acid ethyl esters)

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What is the pathophysiology of pancreatitis caused by gallstones?

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Passage of gallstone is essential

Raised pancreatic ductal pressure

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What is the pathophysiology of acute pancreatitis caused by ERCP?

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Increased pancreatic duct pressure

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What are some symptoms of acute pancreatitis?

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Abdominal pain

Nausea, vomiting

Collapse

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What are some signs of acute pancreatitis?

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Pyrexia

Dehydration

Abdominal tenderness

Circulatory failure

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What does the management of acute pancreatitis involve?

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General supportive care (analgesia, IV fluids, cardiovascular, respiratory and renal support)

Monitoring (pulse, BP, urine output, CVP, arterial line, HDU/ITU)

Investigations

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What should be monitored when managing acute pancreatitis?

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Pulse, BP

Urine output

Central venous pressure (CVP)

Arterial line

HDU/ITU

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What investigations should be done for acute pancreatitis?

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U/E, glucose

Serum amylase

FBC, clotting

LFT ABG

Chest x-ray, abdomen x-ray

USS

CT scan

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What critera does preducting severity of acute pancreatitis use?

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Glasgow criteria

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In the Glasgow criteria, what score inidcates severe acute pancreatitis?

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3 or more

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What does the Glasgow criteria check?

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Glucose

Serum calcium

White cel count

Albumin

LDH

Urea

AST/ALT

Arterial pO2

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37
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What glucose level gives a score of 1 on the Glasgow criteria?

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>10mmol/L

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What serum calcium level gives a score of 1 on the Glasgow criteria?

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<2mmol/L

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What white cell count gives a score of 1 on the Glasgow criteria?

40
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What albumin level gives a score of 1 on the Glasgow criteria?

41
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What LDH level gives a score of 1 on the Glasgow criteria?

42
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What urea level gives a score of 1 on the Glasgow criteria?

43
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What AST/ALT level gives a score of 1 on the Glasgow criteria?

44
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What arterial pO2 level gives a score of 1 on the Glasgow criteria?

45
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As well as the Glasgow criteria, what else can be used to predict the severity of acute pancreatitis?

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Clinical assessment

CT scanning

Individual markers (CRP, IL-6)

46
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How is acute pancreatitis due to cholelithiasis managed?

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ERCP and ES,

Cholecystectomy

47
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How is acute pancreatitis due to alcohol managed?

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Abstinence

Counselling

48
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How is acute pancreatitis due to ischaemia managed?

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Careful support

49
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How is acute pancreatitis due to malignancy managed?

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Resection or bypass

50
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How is acute pancreatitis due to hyperlipidaemia managed?

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Diet

Lipid lowering drugs

51
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How is acute pancreatitis due to anatomical abnormalities managed?

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Correction if possible

52
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How is acute pancreatitis due to cholelithiasis managed?

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Stop or change

53
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What are specific aspects of managing acute pancreatitis?

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CT scanning

Antibiotics

Diagnosis of infection

ERCP in gallstone pancreatitis

Nutrition

Manipulation of inflammatory response

54
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What kind of complications from acute pancreatitis can be picked up by CT scanning?

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Acute fluid collections

Abscess

Necrosis

Monitoring progress of disease

55
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What is used to diagnose infection with acute pancreatitis?

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CT guided FNA or pancreatic necrosis

56
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What is CT guided FNA?

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CT guided fine needle aspiration

57
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What is the definitive management of acute pancreatitis summarised?

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Prevention of recurrent attacks

Fluid collection

Management of necrosis

Managment of complications

58
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What management is used to prevent further attacks of acute pancreatitis?

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Management of gallstones

Investigations of non-gallstones pancreatitis

Alcohol abstinence

59
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How is necrosis due to acute pancreatitis managed?

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Laparotomy

60
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What are examples of different kinds of necrosis due to acute pancreatitis?

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Sterile necrosis

Infected necrosis

Abscess

61
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What are examples of different kinds of late complications due to acute pancreatitis?

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Haemorrhage

Portal hypertension

Pancreatic duct stricture

62
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What is chronic pancreatitis?

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Continuing chronic inflammatory process of the pancreas characterised by irreversible morphological changes leading to chronic pain and/or impairment of endocrine and exocrine function of the pancreas

63
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How does the incidence of males and females compare for chronic pancreatitis?

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Males greater than females

64
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What are some causes of chronic pancreatitis?

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Obstruction of the main pancreatic duct

Autoimmune

Toxin

Idiopathic

Genetic

Environmental

Recurrent injuries

65
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What are examples of things that can cause obstruction of the main pancreatic duct?

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Tumour (adenocarcinoma, IPMT)

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction

Pancreatic divisum

Duodenal obstruction (tumour, diverticulum)

Trauma

Stricture

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What is pancreatic divisum?

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Congenital abnormality where a single pancreatic duct is not formed but remains as a ventral and dorsal duct

67
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What are examples of toxins that can cause chronic pancreatitis?

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Ethanol

Smoking

Drugs

68
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What are examples of genetic causes of chronic pancreatitis?

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Autosomal dominant (codon 29 and 122)

Autosomal ressesive (CFTR, SPINK1, codon A)

69
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What are examples of recurrent injuries that can cause chronic pancreatitis?

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Biliary

Hyperlipidaemia

Hypercalcaemia

70
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What are clinical features of chronic pancreatitis?

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Pain

Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency

Diabetes

Jaundice

Duodenal obstruction (uncommon)

Upper GI haemorrhage

71
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What investigations are done for chronic pancreatitis?

A

Appropriate imaging (CT scan, ERCP/MRCP)

Pancreatic exocrine function (used infrequently)

72
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What is done to look at pancreatic exocrine function?

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Faecal/serum enzymes (elastase)

Pancreolauryl test (enzyme response to stimulus)

73
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What is the management of chronic pancreatitis?

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Counselling

Abstinence from alcohol

Management of acute attacks

Analgesia

Avoid high fat, high protein diet

Surgery

74
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What are some possible complications of chronic pancreatitis that requires surgery to fix?

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Pancreatic duct stenosis

Cyst/pseudocysts

Biliary tract obstruction

Splenic vein thrombosis/gastric varices

Portal vein compression/mesenteric vein thrombosis

Duodenal stenosis

Colonic stricture

75
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What interventional procedures can be done for treatment of chronic pancreatitis?

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CBD stenting or bypass

Thoracoscopic splanchnectomy

Caeliac plexus block

76
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What procedures can be done for pancreatic duct stenosis and obstruction?

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Endoscopic PD sphincterotomy, dilation and lithotripsy

77
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What are the different approaches for a caeliac plexus block?

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Classic trans-crural

Trans-aortic

Anterior approach

78
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What are different ways of guiding a caeliac plexus block?

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CT guided

EUS guided

Fluoroscopy guided

79
Q

What surgery can be done for drainage during chronic pancreatitis?

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Pancreatic duct sphincteroplasty

Rochelle modification

80
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What surgery can be done for resection during chronic pancreatitis?

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DPPHR

PPPD

Whipple’s pancreaticoduodectomy

Frey procedure

Spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy

Central pancreatectomy

81
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What does DPPHR stand for?

A

Duodenal preserving pancreatic head resection

82
Q

What is mucinous cystic neoplasia of the pancreas?

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Mucin producing and septated cyst forming epithelial neoplasia of the pancreas with distincive ovarian type stroma

83
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What is stroma?

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Part of an organ or tissue with a structural or connective role

84
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What does MCN stand for?

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Mucinous cystic neoplasia of the pancreas

85
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What is another condition similar to MCN?

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Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN)

86
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What does IPMN stand for?

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Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm

87
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What are different kinds of IPMN?

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MD-IPMN (main duct)

BD-IPMN (biliary duct)

88
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What are worrisome features of MD-IPMN?

A

Main pancreatic duct 5-9mm

Non-enhanced mural nodule

Abrupt change in main pancreatic duct

Lymph nodes involvement

89
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When is IPMN considered high risk?

A

MPD > 10mm

Enhanced solid component

90
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When is MCN considered high risk?

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>1cm with enhanced solid component

Main pancreatic duct >1cm

91
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What are worrisome features of MCN?

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>3cm

Enhanced cyst wall

Non-enhanced nodules

92
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What are indications for resection for MD-IPMN?

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Always indicated

93
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What are indications for resection for BD-IPMN?

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In elderly >3cm without high risk

In younger patients >2cm may be considered

94
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What are indications for resection for MCN?

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All MCN in fit patients are indicated

95
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What are methods of IPMN and MCN resection?

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Pancreatectomy

Focal and LN or spleen sparing (laparoscopic, robotic, multifocal BD-IPMN)

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