Common hepatic duct

1. This favored a pancreatobiliary origin. CT of the head was negative for metastases. He subsequently underwent an endoscopic ultrasound which showed no pancreatic mass. An ERCP was performed, which showed a stricture of the common bile duct in the left hepatic duct and stent was placed. His CA 99 was greater than 9000. His CEA was 5.6. He subsequently underwent an upper and lower endoscopy which were unrevealing for primary lesions.

of Pancreatic cancer,endocrine and endocrine tumors.Exocrine is the most common type of pancreatic cancer. The main type of Exocrine tumor is Pancreatic adenocarcinoma. About 95% of exocrine tumors are pancreatic adenocarcinoma. This type of cancer usually begins in the ducts of the pancreas. Endocrine tumors and uncommon and make up less than 4% of pancreatic cancer. They both occur in people over 40, and a little more common in men. Pancreatic cancer cause is still unknown, research shows that damage

The bile emulsifies fats and neutralizes acids in partly digested food. A muscular valve in the common bile duct opens, and the bile flows from the gallbladder into the cystic duct, along the common bile duct, and into the duodenum. Pancreas - The pancreas is a small organ located near the lower part of the stomach and the beginning of the small intestine. This organ has two main functions. It functions

Digestion is the process of breaking larger food particles into smaller particles that can pass through the plasma membrane. The digestive system is in charge of this process. To begin, the mouth receives food, breaking it into smaller particles by chewing, a form of mechanical digestion with the teeth, for absorption. The tongue aids in this process of chewing and swallowing as a muscular organ. Additionally, the salivary glands in the mouth secrete saliva to help lubricate the food and begin chemical

A and P II Chapter 24 practice test 1. Which of the following digestive regions is responsible for the propulsion of materials into the esophagus? Answer: pharynx 2. The active process that occurs when materials enter the digestive tract via the mouth is: Answer: ingestion 3. Sympathetic stimulation of the muscularis externa promotes: Answer: muscular inhibition and relaxation 4. Which of the following statements about peritonitis is false? Answer: It leads to inflammation of the digestive mucosa

inguinal ligament going towards iliac vein. Starting at the groin area the external iliac vein intersects with the internal iliac vein and together combine to form the common iliac vein, which allows blood circulation from the lower abdomen and legs (Wise Geek, common iliac vein, 2012). I’m getting ready to travel through the hepatic veins which are blood vessels that drain deoxygenated blood

from the centre, which then joins to the hepatic vein to carry blood out from the liver. Cell types present in liver: Two major types of cells populate the liver lobes: parenchymal and non-parenchymal cells. 80% of the liver volume is occupied by parenchymal cells commonly referred to as hepatocytes. Non-parenchymal cells constitute 40% of the total number of liver cells but only 6.5% of its volume. Sinusoidal endothelial cells, kupffer cells and hepatic stellate cells are some of the

Protozoans Scientific Name Toxoplasma gondii is attributed to foodborne illnesses but can cause an infection with a common parasite that is found in cat feces and contaminated food hence foodborne illnesses. “Although, Toxoplasma gondii was first observed in rodents by Nicolle and Manceaux in 1908” (History of Discovery 2006), it was not until 1932 that T. gondii was identified as an infectious disease. Today, Toxoplasma gondii has become a worldwide protozoan that infects the human host and can

Case Study 43 Choledocholithiasis Scenario T.B. is a 65-year-old retiree who is admitted to your unit from the emergency department (ED). On arrival you note that he is trembling and nearly doubled over with severe abdominal pain. T.B. indicates that he has severe pain in the right upper quadrant (RUQ) of his abdomen that radiates through to his mid-back as a deep, sharp boring pain. He is more comfortable walking or sitting bent forward rather than lying flat in bed. He admits to having had several

To the editor, Gilbert’s syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized intermittent jaundice. It is due to mutations in the promoter region of the gene coding the enzyme UDP-glucuronyl transferase. As a result Hepatic bilirubin UGT activity is consistently decreased to approximately 30% of normal in individuals with Gilbert syndrome. People with Gilbert’s Syndrome experience deepening of jaundice with vigorous exercise, dehydration, febrile illnesses, stress, alcohol consumption and fasting