Obstruction of the pancreatic ducts severely damages the pancreas and results in reduced capacity to make the enzymes required to digest proteins and fat. [nationaljewish.org]

The secretions of exocrine glands are abnormal, resulting in excessively viscid mucus production which causes obstruction of passageways (including pancreatic and bile ducts [icd9data.com]

Manifesting with excessively viscous mucus production, patients typically experience obstruction of passageways (e.g., pancreatic and bile ducts, intestines, and bronchi). [nature.com]

A 65-year-old Japanese male was referred to our hospital for evaluation of a main pancreatic duct obstruction. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

These results suggest that ERCP findings of pancreatic duct obstruction or stricture need not necessarily be pertinent to the pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

CONCLUSION: Serotonin produced by pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors can induce fibrosis and pancreatic duct obstruction. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Association with chronic pancreatitis is rare and usually due to pancreatic duct obstruction by the tumor. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Chronic obstructive pancreatitis results from partial or complete obstruction of the pancreatic duct. [merckmanuals.com]

[…] conductance regulator gene (CFTR) Other genetic disorders Obstructive Pancreatic duct stricture (traumatic, iatrogenic, anastomotic, or malignant) Mass effect due to a tumor [merckmanuals.com]

[…] connecting the pancreas to the intestines Swelling of lymph glands near the bile duct Pancreatic cysts Other pancreatic duct obstructions such as scarring What Causes Obstructive [nyp.org]

Imaging revealed distal bile duct obstruction and a mass in the head of the pancreas suspicious for cancer. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Bile Duct Stone or obstruction Pancreatic head mass Hepatocellular carcinoma (may obstruct the ducts within the liver and hinder the flow) So to summarize, if the bilirubin [examrefresh.com]

• Cholangiocarcinoma • Pancreatic adenocarcinoma • Duodenal adenoma or adenocarcinoma • Abdominal US to identify biliary and pancreatic duct dilatation • ERCP to identify [accesssurgery.mhmedical.com]

duct obstruction Gastrointestinal bleeding Acute pancreatitis Courvoisier’s law – distended and Palpable gall bladder Diagnosis Electrolyte panel measures the level of electrolytes [thegastrosurgeon.com]

Pancreatic stricture: Chronic pancreatitis 3. Portal lymphadenopathy 4. Bile duct obstruction due to ascaris 5. [epomedicine.com]

duct was more effective than endoscopic treatment in patients with obstruction of the pancreatic duct due to chronic pancreatitis. [nejm.org]

[…] can obstruct the pancreatic duct. [kjpbt.org]

[…] is often associated with main duct obstruction due to stones. [gut.bmj.com]

Other indicators include raised indicators of ampulla of vater (pancreatic duct obstruction) such as lipases and amylases. [en.wikipedia.org]

Obstruction of the common bile duct may also lead to obstruction of the pancreatic duct because these ducts are usually connected. [mountsinai.org]

If the pancreatic duct is also obstructed, pancreatitis will likely develop. The liver produces bile which aids in the digestion of fats. [mountsinai.org]

[…] malignancies, development of symptoms from biliary and pancreatic duct obstruction often occurs when the ampullary tumors are still very small. [revistagastroenterologiamexico.org]

[…] types are adenoma and adenocarcinoma, but other tumors such as lipoma, leiomyoma, carcinoid, hemangioma, fibroma and neurogenic tumors have been reported.1 In contrast to pancreatic [revistagastroenterologiamexico.org]

Most of duodenal diverticula (75%) are located within 2 cm of the ampulla of Vater, which is the reason why they may be associated with biliary and pancreatic duct obstruction [eurorad.org]

However, many other causes and conditions may be implicated, including cystic fibrosis, pancreatic duct obstruction, gastric and pancreatic surgery, diabetes mellitus and [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pancreatic duct obstruction – strictures, stones, malignancy 3. [clinicaladvisor.com]

Physical and biochemical causes of EPI include decreased production and secretion of lipase, increased lipase destruction, pancreatic duct obstruction, decreased lipase stimulation [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] collection Pancreatic duct calculus Pancreatic duct leakage Pancreatic duct obstruction Pancreatic duct obstruction by calculus Pancreatic duct stricture Pancreatic exocrine [icd9data.com]

duct obstruction; biliary dilatation; pancreatic atrophy; liver metastases; peritoneal nodules; ascites; lymph node enlargement; and invasion of adjacent structures. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] head tumor obstructing the common bile duct and pancreatic duct. [radiologyassistant.nl]