Diagnostic Procedures in Pancreatic Disease

Front Matter....Pages I-XXV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Classification of Pancreatitis: Problems and Prospects....Pages 3-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Morphology of Acute Pancreatitis in Relation to Etiology and Pathogenesis....Pages 13-20
Clinical Presentation and Course of Acute Pancreatitis....Pages 21-25
Ultrasound in the Diagnosis and Grading of Acute Pancreatitis....Pages 29-36
Computed Tomography in Acute Pancreatitis: Diagnosis, Staging, and Detection of Complications....Pages 37-48
Diagnosis of Infected Pancreatic Necrosis....Pages 49-56
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Acute Pancreatitis: Indications and Limitations....Pages 57-66
Appropriate Use of Serum Pancreatic Enzymes for the Diagnosis of Acute Pancreatitis....Pages 69-72
Identification of the Etiological Factor in Acute Pancreatitis....Pages 73-79
Exocrine Pancreatic Function During and Following Acute Pancreatitis....Pages 81-85
Endocrine Pancreatic Function During and Following Acute Pancreatitis....Pages 87-90
Pathophysiological Determinants of Severity of Acute Pancreatitis....Pages 93-95
Clinical Value of Multifactorial Classification in the Prognostic Evaluation of Acute Pancreatitis....Pages 97-107
Biochemical Markers in the Early Prognostic Evaluation of Acute Pancreatitis....Pages 109-117
Prognostic Evaluation of Acute Pancreatitis: When and How — Consequences for Clinical Management....Pages 119-130
Diagnostic and Prognostic Evaluation of Graft Pancreatitis....Pages 131-138
Acute Pancreatitis: Diagnostic Guidelines for General Practitioners, Clinicians in Community Hospitals and in Specialized Centres....Pages 141-145
Front Matter....Pages 147-149
Pathomorphological Features of Chronic Pancreatitis....Pages 151-159
Pathophysiological Events in Chronic Pancreatitis: The Current Concept....Pages 161-164
Clinical Presentation and Course of Chronic Pancreatitis....Pages 165-171
Front Matter....Pages 147-149
Painless Versus Painful Chronic Pancreatitis....Pages 173-179
Role of Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis, Staging and Detection of Complications of Chronic Pancreatitis....Pages 183-188
Diagnosis and Staging of Chronic Pancreatitis by Computed Tomography....Pages 189-193
Diagnosis and Staging of Chronic Pancreatitis by Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography....Pages 195-201
Radiologic Imaging of Chronic Pancreatitis....Pages 203-214
Role of Pancreatic Duct Drainage for Evaluation of Pancreatic Pain....Pages 215-221
What Does the Surgeon Need in the Preoperative Evaluation of Chronic Pancreatitis?....Pages 223-230
Neuroendocrine Abnormalities of Upper Gut Function in Chronic Pancreatitis: Lessons for Physiology and Pathophysiology....Pages 233-247
Direct Pancreatic Function Tests in the Diagnosis and Staging of Chronic Pancreatitis....Pages 249-252
Oral Pancreatic Function Tests in the Diagnosis and Staging of Chronic Pancreatitis....Pages 253-260
Present and Future of Breath Tests in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Insufficiency....Pages 261-270
Value of Serum Pancreatic Enzymes in the Diagnosis of Chronic Pancreatitis....Pages 271-275
New Fecal Tests in the Diagnosis of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency....Pages 277-289
Extracellular Matrix in Pancreatic Diseases....Pages 291-302
Endocrine Pancreatic Function in the Diagnosis and Staging of Chronic Pancreatitis....Pages 303-309
Diagnostic Standards for Chronic Pancreatitis....Pages 313-320
Standards in Surgical Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis....Pages 321-329
Front Matter....Pages 331-331
Langerhans Islets Are the Origin of Ductal-Type Adenocarcinoma....Pages 333-339
Ultrasound and Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Tumors....Pages 343-348
Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Pancreatic Cancer....Pages 349-357
Front Matter....Pages 331-331
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Tumors....Pages 359-369
Role of Laparoscopy and Laparoscopic Ultrasound in Pancreatic Cancer....Pages 371-378
Intraportal Ultrasonography for Evaluation of Resectability in Pancreatic Cancer....Pages 379-385
Serological Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer....Pages 389-393
Role of Cytology in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Tumors....Pages 395-400
Scintigraphic Procedures in the Detection of Pancreatic Tumors: The Role of FDG PET....Pages 401-408
Clinical Applicability of Molecular Procedures in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer....Pages 411-423
Pancreatic Cancer: Diagnostic Guidelines for General Practitioners and Clinicians in Community Hospitals and Specialized Centers....Pages 427-435
Back Matter....Pages 437-444