Pancreatectomy and Islet Auto-Transplant Program (See Link…) How TP-IAT works The surgeon removes the pancreas and specially trained technicians separate out the islets. Then the surgeon injects the islets into the patient’s liver to produce insulin to manage blood sugar levels. If necessary, the patient can take supplemental insulin injections. Because the islets are the […]
View PostREAD MORE…. Amylase breaks down the starch and carbohydrate present in the food into simple forms that are readily usable by the body. The normal amylase levels in the blood is 25 to 160 U/L (units per liter). A condition of very low or high levels is associated with various health problems. Read more at […]
View PostView Link…. Celiac Nerve Block Patients with advanced stages of chronic pancreatitis may fail to have adequate control of pain with oral drug therapy. In these patients, more aggressive intervention is required. In cases of intractable pain, injection of a local anesthetic around the nerve temporarily inhibits nerve fibers from transmitting pain messages. Celiac plexus […]
View PostCan you Control Pancreatic Pain? VIEW LINK This is a very important aspect of the treatment of chronic pancreatitis. Pancreatic pain varies in severity from mild (controllable with simple analgesics such as paracetamol (eg Panadol)) to severe (requiring morphine-like drugs for control). Severe pancreatic pain can be constant, unremitting and lead to depression and even […]
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