Pancreatitis in ultrasound
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I have had a colonoscopy / endoscopy and ultrasound (did find 3 cyst on left ovary and 2 golf ball size on right), BUT no explanation or solution to severe pain in my right side. It is in the front and back of my body and to the point I cannot lay on my right side (which I usually sleep on) and is making me miserable. IF I go to the restroom it intensifies for a period and then just eases back into PRESSURE that makes me have nausea.
Hi Kelley. I'm so sorry to hear about your little boxer. Pancreatitis is a terrible disease for dogs (and people) to endure. If your vet hasn't yet performed an ultrasound, that will be the next step. They'll need to check to see how swollen the pancreas is, if there is something like a tumor or pseudo-cyst, or even a birth defect causing the trouble. It's even possible there is something blocking the pancreatitic or common bile duct at the root of the problem.
Treatment for acute pancreatitis
People with acute pancreatitis are treated with IV fluids and pain medications in the hospital. In up to 25% of patients, the pancreatitis can be severe and patients may need to be admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU). In the ICU, the patient is closely watched because pancreatitis can damage the heart, lungs, or kidneys. Some cases of severe pancreatitis can result in death of pancreatic tissue.
Four days after my attack the doctor did an endoscopic ultrasound. It noted that I had echogenic foci and strands visualized in the pancreas that were suggestive of mild chronic pancreatitis. Everything else was normal. I'm very concerned about this because chronic pancreatitis sounds very serious. Could this have shown up because it was done so soon after an acute attack or is this something that shows up only with chronic pancreatitis?
I am a 53 year old female that has been experiencing chronic right upper abdominal pain that varies in intensity. At times radiates to right arm and back. Wakes me up at night. Very tender spot in right upper abdominal area under rib cage. History of high cholesterol an triglycerides for 20 years which appears to be a hereditary problem, Been on a variety of meds during this time for this currently taking tricore and provastatin . Mother had gallstones and pancreatitis.
Barely sleeps, significant weight loss, and constipation. Ultrasound came back clear, fatty liver. Endoscopy negative. Blood work normal except this last check the included the CA 19-9, came back at 473. Ct had shown mild pancreatitis with pancreatic duct dilation. EUS procedure was scheduled and now canceled due to coronavirus. Do we have reason to worry is this most likely just pancreatitis.
I recently was hospitalized for acute pancreatitis. An ultrasound was done of my gallbladder and it was normal as was the CT scan of my pancreas. My doctor still thinks I have gallbladder disease and ordered a HITA scan done. I have no symptoms of gallbladder problems, but the scan from what I could see and from comments by the technician indicated almost no contraction, a large gallbladder, and from what I could see no emptying of the gallbladder.
In the last month my cousin has had gall bladder pancreatitis, their gall bladder removed and for about the last 10 days they have been getting very little sleep due to a burning/tingling sensation in the top of their legs. The legs are numb/dull sensation when touched. They can live with the numbness/dull sensation but not the pain/burning. They are on pain killers but that is not treating the source of the problem. We have noticed in the last couple of days that their thighs are very swollen.
Lately the next day I have been feeling light on and off pain in my right side. I was wondering if it could possibly be my liver and due to the drinking. The pain is in my side and just a few inches above my hipbone..sort of where "love handles" would be. Sometimes I will feel it just a slight bit in my left side too and I MAY have felt a little twinge slightly higher and a little more towards my front but it may have been just my mind.
I recently had a bout of acute pancreatitis that resolved in about 2-3 days. I had been eating a pretty high fat diet for a few days and was taking tylenol 3 for a dental procedure. AP was verified via CT w/contrast but my panc enzymes remained normal throughout the attack. I am concerened that the attack may be a sign of a cronic conditon due to my previous history of alchohol. The CT scan did not show anything other than the hazy pancreas, impression pancreatitis.
Elevated lipase, especially when more than 3x the reference range, is suspicious for pancreatitis (difficult to see on ultrasound). Differential diagnosis of pancreatic cyst includes pseudocyst (in the setting of pancreatitis), sidebranch IPMN, or serous or mucinous cystic neoplasm. MRI/MRCP, as suggested by your GI doc, can help to further characterize.
If you have problems with backed up bile ducts it could certainly have caused the sepsis you had. IT will push toxins in to the blood stream and make you sick. An ultrasound will be better in finding a blockage in your duct. But the best way is an ercp. They are somewhat riskier than other tests but really its the only way if scans don't show anything. If your endo doesn't show anything ask for an eus. Its and ultrasound done the same way an endoscopy is done.
My labs were normal for the most part except for elevated alkaline phosphatase and an ultrasound this time showed slight calcium deposits in the tail of the pancreas but did not show up on an abdominal xray. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Also, how would they know they are calcium deposits from an ultrasound and not something else? The next step may be a CT scan but the idea of that really worries me.
I have had what my gastroenterologist calls mild pancreatitis several times in the last few years. What can I do to prevent the pancreatitis from re-occurring? Is there a specific diet? My doctor just says, "bed rest, lots of fluids, a light diet." I'm not sure what "a light diet" means. Since I already eat light (6 VERY small meals a day - due to my many intestinal surgeries), I don't know what more I can do.
I have been having bad upper stomach and mid chest pains for about 2 and a half weeks, which is coming from the pancreatitis diagnoses i got a couple or 3 years ago. The last couple of bowel movements I had looked weird. They looked like a whole lot of pieces glued together, really ragged, not smooth as they normally are. Does anybody know if that's a normal part of pancreatits?
I recently had an ultrasound that said I had a borderline enlarged pancreatic duct (4.2 mm). I do not have pancreatitis. I am wondering about causes, if there are any besides cancer or pancreatitis. That is all I have found on this subject. Am scared.
I DID NOT REALIZE HOW MANY PEOPLE THIS EFFECTS. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. I JUST HAD A WEEKS STAY IN THE HOSPITAL FOR PANCREATITIS. I DID EVERY TEST UNDER THE SUN, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE. I DO NOT DRINK,
I DO NOT HAVE GALLSTONES, AND MY TRIGLYCERIDE LEVEL IS NORMAL. I'M LOST BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT I CAN AND CAN'T HAVE TO EAT.
t smoke or do drugs however I did party and over drink once in awhile in college. I started to have discomfort in my chest last November (2008). It felt like someone was just lightly pressing on my left pectoral. It didn't hurt, it was just annoying, I would adjust and it seemed to go away, but it would always come back. Once in awhile I would get a sharp quick jabbing pain just underneath my left pectoral. It didn't seem like it had anything to do with breathing.
s checked for autoimmune pancreatitis. In addition, you may want to inquire about the state of his gallbladder as in some cases gallbladder issues and pancreatic issues 'go together.' It's not unknown for a child to have GB problems.
If all your labs (liver and pancreatic enzymes) are nornal, it would be very unusual for this to be pancreatitis. Typically the only time pancreatitis shows up and the enzymes levels show 'normal' levels is when someone progresses from acute to chronic pancreatitis. So if this hasn't been a condition that's happened several times in a couple of years, the chances of it being pancreatitis is low.
All of the PPIs do not act the same nor do they have the same side-effects.
(I dont drink or smoke though) I had normal lipase amalyse and normal ultrasound but doctor suspects pancreatitis and asking me to do CTEC which I dont want to do because of radiation and other risks. Why it has not settled in these 5 months? I always thought antibiotics cause lower stomach pain but pain is in the upper stomach and is very severe.
the next day i went to doctors he gave me some omeprazole (which is making me go to the toilet about 4 times a day whivh happens to be yellow and i am bleeding from my anus) and booked me in for a ultrasound which i am still waiting for and have had the pain 6 more times since (on 6 different occasions). I am allergic to codine so the only thing they can give me for pain in morphine whivh i have to be addmitted to hospital for. what could this be?
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