Pancreatitis Center - The Woodlands, TX
The Woodlands Gastroenterologist Doctors for PancreatitisType of Physician: Gastroenterologist What is a Gastroenterologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners focus on the stomach, intestines, colon, liver, and gallbladder (digestive organs). The gastroenterologist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer, and jaundice and they consult with surgeons when abdominal operations are indicated. Specialty: Gastroenterology Common Name: GI Doctor Gastroenterologist Doctors in The Woodlands * Digestive & Liver Disease Consultants PA  Digestive & Liver Disease Consultants PA  Digestive & Liver Disease Consultants PA  Regional Digestive Consultants  Center for Digestive Disease  Center for Digestive Disease  Ali T Dural MD  Greater Houston Digestive Disease Consultant  Greater Houston Digestive Disease Consultant  Greater Houston Digestive Disease Consultant  Greater Houston Digestive Disease Consultant  Greater Houston Digestive Disease Consultant  Digestive & Liver Disease Consultants PA  Digestive & Liver Disease Consultants PA  Barry D Winston MD  Integral Gastroenterology Center  Gulf Coast Center for Neurological Disorders  Hari P Pokala MD  Stephen Kelly MD  Houston Digestive Diseases  Ahmad R Pacha MD  Sunil Reddy MD  Stephen Kelly MD  Texas Gastroenterology  Texas Gastroenterology  Gastroenterology Diagnostic Clinic  Sohaib A Faruqi MD  Ayub Hussain MD  Bharat Pothuri MD  George Nunez Jr. MD  Parendra Banker MD  Digestive Disease Consultants  Steven Ugbarugba MD  Gastronintestinal Disease Center  Vijaya Kaila MD  Houston Digestive Diseases Consultants  Michael W Stavinoha MD  Houston Digestive Diseases Consultants  Digestive & Liver Specialists  Digestive & Liver Specialists  Ronald M Rance MD  Howard M Sussman MD  Mohammad E Zafarnia MD  Pedro M Arguello MD  Digestive & Liver Specialists  Houston Gastroenterology Associates  Houston Gastroenterology Associates  Digestive & Liver Specialists  David T Nemoto MD  Gowrappala S Ramesh MD  Digestive & Liver Specialists  Alfredo L Viteri MD PA  Memorial Gastroenterology Associates  Vikram S Jayanty MD  Leroy Odom MD  M Radwan Al-Sabbagh MD  Narayana P Narayana MD  Garland W Gossett MD  Garland W Gossett MD  Hillcroft Medical Clinic  Midtown Physicians  Medical Clinic of Houston LLP  Medical Clinic of Houston LLP  Nisar Ahmed MD  Diagnostic Clinic of Houston  Alfred J Hernandez Jr. MD  Diagnostic Clinic of Houston  Antonio Bernal MD  John B Clemmons Jr. MD  Liver Associates of Texas PA  Nizar Charafeddine MD  Liver Associates of Texas PA  Marc L Kudisch MD PA  Houston Digestive Diseases Consultants  Alberto O Barroso MD  Margaret Bridges MD  Stuart M Dobbs MD  Atilla Ertan MD  Houston Digestive Diseases Consultants  Ray A Verm MD  Madhukar Kaw MD  Nasrullah Manji MD  John C McKechnie MD  Frank Meriano MD  Ian L Sachs MD  Ray A Verm MD  Peter J Schwarz MD  Stuart M Dobbs MD  Ray A Verm MD  Karen L Woods MD  Baylor College of Medicine Gastroenterology  Baylor College of Medicine Gastroenterology  Baylor College of Medicine Gastroenterology  Baylor College of Medicine Gastroenterology  Brian Douglas MD  Baylor College of Medicine Gastroenterology  Baylor College of Medicine Gastroenterology  Digestive Associates of Houston  F Lyone Hochman MD  Brian Kaplan MD The Woodlands, TexasUpcoming Local Events2012-06-02
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PancreatitisRead the Pancreatitis article » What is pancreatitis?Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas is a large gland behind the stomach and close to the duodenum - the first part of the small intestine. The pancreas secretes digestive juices, or enzymes, into the duodenum through a tube called the pancreatic duct. Pancreatic enzymes join with bile - a liquid produced in the liver and stored in the gallbladder - to digest food. The pancreas also releases the hormones insulin and glucagon into the bloodstream. These hormones help the body regulate the glucose it takes from food for energy. Normally, digestive enzymes secreted by the pancreas do not become active until they reach the small intestine. But when the pancreas is inflamed, the enzymes inside it attack and damage the tissues that produce them. Pancreatitis can be acute or chronic. Either form is serious and can lead to complications. In severe cases, bleeding, infection, and permanent tissue damage may occur. Both forms of pancreatitis occur more often in men than women.
What are the causes of acute pancreatitis?Acute pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas that occurs suddenly and usually resolves in a few days with treatment. Acute pancreatitis can be a life-threatening illness with severe complications. Each year, about 210,000 people in the United States are admitted to the hospital with acute pancreatitis.1 The most common cause of acute pancreatitis is the presence of gallstones - small, pebble-like substances made of hardened bile - that cause inflammation in the pancreas as they pass through the common bile duct. Chronic, heavy alcohol use is also a common cause. Acute pancreatitis can occur within hours or as long as 2 days after consuming alcohol. Other causes of acute pancreatitis include abdominal trauma, medications, infections, tumors, and genetic abnormalities of the pancreas. What...Recommended Reading Related to PancreatitisWhat is the pancreas?The pancreas is an organ approximately six inches long that is located in the abdomen behind the stomach. The pancreas is divided into three regions; the head, the body, and the tail. The head of the pancreas is located in the right abdomen adjacent to the duodenum, the tail is in the left abdomen, and the body lies between the head and the tail.
The pancreas makes several hormones that are released into the blood--including insulin to regulate blood glucose levels (see the Diabetes Mellitus article)-as well as digestive enzymes that aid in the digestion of food, for example, amylase. The digestive enzymes produced by the pancreas are combined in a bicarbonate-rich fluid also produced by the pancreas. The pancreatic duct within the pancreas collects the bicarbonate-rich fluid and digestive enzymes and drains them into the duodenum, the first part of... Other Related Pancreatitis ArticlesEmergency Contact for The Woodlands
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