Diseases
A puncture of the pancreas generally requires prompt and experienced medical intervention.
Pancreatitis, inflammation of the pancreas. A variety of factors cause a high pressure within pancreatic ducts. Pancreatic duct rupture, and pancreatic juice leakage causes a pancreatic self-digestion. Therefore, pancreatitis occurs. Gallstone and alcohol are the two most common causes for the pancreatitis.
Pancreatic Cancers, particularly cancer of the exocrine pancreas, remain one of the most deadly cancers, and the mortality rate is very high. Pancreatic endocrine tumors are rare. Representative: insulinoma (95% benign, 5% malignant), gastrinomas (malignant).
Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 (Also known as Juvenile Diabetes) is a chronic auto-immune disorder in which the immune system attacks the insulin-secreting cells in the pancreas. This causes the patient's blood sugar levels to rise to a dangerous level. To correct this, the patient must take 3+ insulin shots per day. There may be also some correlations between diabetes, chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 is more common among overweight adults, but has been seen in children also. Unlike Type 1, it can be permanently corrected with weight loss and medicine.
It's possible for one to live without a pancreas provided with the patient taking insulin for proper blood glucose concentration and pancreatic enzyme supplements to aid digestion.
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