PANCREATITIS: ROLE OF SURGERY
Pancreatitis Awareness
Pancreatitis is a devastating disease with severe acute disease leading to multiple life-threatening conditions and also can lead to a chronic pancreatitis with lifelong effects affecting quality of life.
What Is Pancreatitis?
Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas, which can be acute or chronic. Symptoms include severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and fever. Causes can be multiple, the commonest being Gallstones and Alcoholic pancreatitis.
Role Of Surgery:
While medical management is often the first line of treatment, surgery is crucial in managing complications and improving outcomes.
Surgical Interventions:
- Necrosectomy: removal of dead pancreatic tissue
- Pancreatic Debridement: removal of infected pancreatic tissue
- Pancreaticojejunostomy in chronic pancreatitis: surgical bypass of pancreatic enzymes
- Surgery for Pseudocyst of Pancreas
Benefits Of Surgery:
- Improved Outcomes: surgery can reduce mortality and morbidity
- Reduced Complications: surgery can prevent complications like abscesses and fistulas
- Enhanced Quality of Life: surgery can improve symptoms and quality of life
When To Seek Surgical Help:
- Severe abdominal pain
- Fever and chills
- Jaundice
- Abdominal tenderness
Consult Dr Sachin Wani, a senior Gastrointestinal surgeon experienced in Robotic and Laparoscopic surgery at Heal Well Speciality Clinic in Manpada, Ghodbunder road, Thane, Mumbai for all Gastrointestinal problems.
