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1
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The cells of the pancreas that carry out the exocrine function and therefore produce amylase, lipase, sodium bicarbonate, and other digestive enzymes

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Acinar cells

2
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Congenital anomaly of the pancreas that results in the maldevelopment of the pancreas in which the most ventral part of the pancreas encases the duodenum and may consequently lead to duodenal obstruction

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Annular pancreas

3
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Coexisting enlargement of the common bile duct and pancreatic duct

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Double-duct sign

4
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The accessory duct of the pancreas

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Duct of Santorini

5
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The main pancreatic duct

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Duct of Wirsung

6
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The first segment of the small intestine

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Duodenum

7
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Endoscopic procedure that utilizes fluoroscopy to evaluate the biliary tree and pancreas

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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

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An islet cell tumor found within the pancreas

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Gastrinoma

9
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Elevated amylase

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Hyperamylasemia

10
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Bowel obstruction caused by the lack of normal peristalsis

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Ileus

11
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An islet cell tumor found within the pancreas (most common)

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Insulinoma

12
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Small islands of tissue found within the pancreas that produce insulin and glucagon

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Islets of Langerhans

13
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Tumors found with the islets Langerhans of the pancreas

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Islet cell Tumors

14
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A peritoneal cavity located between the stomach and pancreas where fluid can accumulate

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Lesser sac

15
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Congenital anomaly of the pancreas that results in a shortened main pancreatic duct that only works to drain the pancreatic head and not the entire pancreas

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Pancreatic Divisum

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The surgical procedure in which the head of the pancreas, the gallbladder, some of the bile ducts, and the proximal duodenum are removed because of a malignant pancreatic neoplasm; also referred to as the Whipple procedure

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Pancreaticoduodenectomy

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The pancreatic fluid collection that results from the inflammation of the pancreas

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Phlegmon

18
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The syndrome that includes an excessive secretion of acid by the stomach caused by the presence of a functional gastrinoma within the pancreas

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Zolligner-Ellison Syndrome

19
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The recurring destruction of the pancreatic tissue that results in atrophy, fibrosis with scarring, and the development of calcification within the gland

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Chronic pancreatitis

20
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The most common form of pancreatic malignancy, typically found within the head of the pancreas

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Pancreatic adenocarcinoma