Such opinions ultrasound suggest that the whole pancreatic tissue there have been some changes. How do they impact on the patient's condition and the pancreas can only judge a doctor on the basis of a full examination of the patient.

If during the ultrasound (US) revealed moderate diffuse changes in the pancreas, this means that in the pancreas there were any changes are uniformly distributed over the entire fabric. Which, in the US it is impossible to establish.

How serious, the doctor will decide. First of all, he finds out the patient, whether he has any complaints on the part of the digestive system. If such complaints is, it checks the function of the pancreas and liver, since these bodies are connected by a single excretory duct. To undertake this biochemical analyzes. If the function of the liver and the pancreas is not changed, but the patient still have a concern, carried out a detailed examination of all organs of the digestive system - in violation of any of them may have a negative effect on the pancreas. After establishing the final diagnosis being treated.

Sometimes the doctor recommends a diet and diet - do not eat fatty foods, eat small, frequent meals - it removes the burden from the pancreas and liver.

Changes in the pancreas during pancreatitis

In acute and chronic pancreatitis may be diffuse changes of the pancreas Diffuse changes of the pancreas - is not a disease, and the data diagnostiches . But in these diseases condition pancreas (and hence on the picture of ultrasound) may vary depending on the phase of the inflammatory process.

Thus, moderate diffuse changes in cancer tissues can be detected in the early stages of acute pancreatitis in edema cancer. But there may be nuances: sometimes these changes are not evenly distributed, that is, are part of a focal character. On the basis of ultrasound can not form an opinion about the severity of the patient: at the time of acute edema he appeared in great pain, he needs immediate hospitalization, whereas in the US can be seen only moderate widespread changes in the pancreas.

You also can not be taken as a guide for action at the conclusion of US chronic pancreatitis Chronic pancreatitis : During exacerbation of mild diffuse changes may be due to the swelling of the prostate, and is worsening - even at the expense of proliferation of connective tissue, which after each exacerbation replaces damaged cells cancer.

For example, moderate diffuse changes of the pancreas in conjunction with a significant increase in the content of pancreatic enzymes in the blood and urine speaks of acute danger of stagnation and secret self-digestion of pancreatic tissue - that is, the symptoms of acute pancreatitis. Such a patient in need of emergency medical care.

Exactly the same changes in the US in conjunction with the "calm" blood and urine tests suggest that breast tissue has minor changes. To treat or not to treat such changes depend on the state of the patient.

Changes in the pancreas in the exchange-degenerative disorders

For exchange-dystrophic disturbances in the tissues of the pancreas result of circulatory disorders in this area (such as the elderly, against atherosclerosis and atherosclerotic plaques clogging the vascular lumen), a variety of metabolic and endocrine diseases (obesity, diabetes), liver disease Liver disease: when the natural filter faltering   and biliary tract, diseases of other organs of digestion, long-occurring infectious-inflammatory processes, malignant tumors.

Under these processes, the metabolism, resulting in substitution of its own pancreatic adipose tissue or connective tissue. Typically, such patients do not complain from the pancreas and not in need of treatment.

The conclusion of US of a mild diffuse changes in the pancreas - is not a diagnosis, but the result of the diagnostic study, which has no value in itself, but only in combination with other methods of research and the state of the patient.

Galina Romanenko

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