Diseases of the Pancreas · Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

A comprehensive guide to the pathophysiology, semiology, diagnosis, and management of exocrine and endocrine pancreatic diseases, with emphasis on clinical integration and internist reasoning.

What it covers

1. Anatomophysiological foundations of the pancreas
2. · Surgical anatomy and relationships
3. · The exocrine pancreas
4. · The endocrine pancreas: the islets of Langerhans
5. Clinical approach to the pancreas
6. · Semiology of pancreatic pain
7. · Interpretation of pancreatic enzymes
8. · Image modalities and their indication
9. Acute pancreatitis
10. · Etiology — the mnemonic "I GET SMASHED"
11. · Pathophysiology: the self-digestion cascade
12. · Severity Rating (Atlanta Revised)
13. · Time phases and prognostic scales
14. Complications and treatment of acute pancreatitis
15. · Pillars of treatment
16. · Local complications (Atlanta terminology)
17. · Systemic and vascular complications
18. · Specific etiological management
19. Chronic pancreatitis
20. · Etiology — "TIGAR-O" classification
21. · Clinical — the classical triad (late)
22. · Diagnosis
23. · Treatment
24. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI)
25. · Main causes
26. · Clinical and diagnosis
27. Autoimmune pancreatitis
28. Hereditary disorders and cystic fibrosis
29. · Hereditary pancreatitis
30. · Cystic fibrosis and pancreas
31. Cystic lesions of the pancreas
32. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
33. · Epidemiology and risk factors
34. · Location and presentation
35. · Diagnosis, marker and staging
36. · Treatment principles
37. Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
38. · Functioning NET syndromes
39. · Diagnosis and treatment
40. Integrative synthesis
41. · The four axes that organize pathology
42. · Golden rules for practice