The pancreas is a vital organ in the human body. With its help, digestive juice is formed, insulin is secreted, which is necessary for the normal functioning of other systems.
The most common disease is a pancreatic cyst. The cyst itself is the formation of a capsule in which, due to a disturbed outflow of gastric juice, fluid begins to accumulate. Depending on the volume of fluid, the cyst has various sizes. If you do not start treatment in time, then the cyst of the pancreas often begins to go beyond the affected organ. The type of cyst depends on the contents. For example, a pseudocyst contains digestive enzymes, mucus-forming cystic flesi, or protein fluid. By nature, inflammatory and non-inflammatory cysts are distinguished. As a rule, inflammatory ones are benign neoplasms, and non-inflammatory ones can be either benign, as well as precancerous and cancerous tumors.
The reasons for the formation of a pancreatic cyst or various pathologies of the pancreas are acute or chronic forms of diseases of this organ, hereditary defects (from the moment of birth), malnutrition (increased consumption of fried and fatty foods), bad habits (alcohol abuse) and others.
First of all, a pancreatic cyst is accompanied by the appearance of painful sensations, which can be of varying intensity and nature. As a rule, when an intolerable pain appears, the patient should be immediately taken to a medical facility, as this is a clear sign that a complication of the disease has begun.
The main methods for detecting the disease are considered to be a specialist examination, ultrasound examination of the abdominal organs, computed tomography of the pancreas, laboratory analysis of blood tests, etc.
Cyst treatment is a complex of measures that can reduce pain and remove accumulated fluid in the affected organ. As a rule, under the supervision of a doctor, an autopsy of the cyst is performed, its complete cleansing. In some cases, it is necessary to remove part of the pancreas, since the borders of the cyst are not determined.
Pancreatitis also refers to pancreatic pathologies, which is an inflammatory process. The lack of timely treatment leads to various complications (for example, a cyst, fistula, stones, hypertension, infectious organ diseases, etc.). If it was pancreatitis that caused the formation of a cyst, then surgery is simply necessary. But internal drainage has several disadvantages. This is the possibility of prokinovatsii infections inside the cavity, which leads to the formation of pus, and the onset of bleeding, and the formation of scars, due to which the cyst can re-form.
Fistulas can be treated without abdominal surgery. As a rule, the external fistulas of the pancreas are eliminated by draining manipulations, after which a scar does not form, and the gastric juice flows freely into the intestines.
Very often, a cyst has a malignant nature of occurrence, therefore, it is necessary to conduct a diagnostic test in a timely manner in order to prevent the oncological process from developing. Malignant neoplasm is necessarily removed. Of course, the patient must first undergo a full examination and receive the recommendations of an oncologist. Small-sized formations, if they do not bother and do not change, rarely turn into cancerous tumors. But in order to prevent this, it is advisable to undergo an examination and take tests every year.