The head of the pancreas( Latin caput pancreatis) has a peculiar structure and a special form. It is one of the three segments of this gland. After it goes the body, which is separated from the head by a thin groove, called the neck. And this organ ends with a tail, slightly curved upwards.
The head of the pancreas is located at the level of the first two vertebrae in an adult. Children who are only born, it is placed a little higher and has very small dimensions. In adulthood, the size of the head of the pancreas is considered to be up to 35 mm. However, if these dimensions are much larger or much smaller, we have to talk about organ pathology.
In a healthy person, this part is a small thickening of the body. It is placed in a loop in the form of an arc, which forms the duodenum, and snug against its walls. During ultrasound, it can be seen that its posterior part closely adjoins the right renal vein.
Pancreas head formation and compulsory treatment
When performing ultrasound, a volumetric formation of the pancreas head can be detected. This is quite a dangerous disease. Education can be both benign, when treatable, and malignant, requiring immediate removal. The provoking factors of this disease are alcohol abuse, smoking, some diseases( for example, pancreatitis, liver cirrhosis), a violation of diet in certain diseases. More often this disease occurs in elderly patients when age crosses the border of 60 years.
The new formation of the head of the prostate gland completely covers the duct, which removes bile. As a result of such a disease, bile does not enter the duodenum, but remains in the liver or is retained in the body. The first signs of the appearance of such education are visible even visually. This is a discoloration of the skin. It acquires a yellowish hue. In the same way, the color of the eye proteins turns yellowish. However, it is only possible to diagnose and begin treatment of the pancreas more precisely after conducting the diagnosis.
Treatment of the head of the prostate can be done only in clinical settings. Most often these are complex operations. As a result of gastro-pancreatoduodenal resections, the diseased organ is removed, followed by irradiation or prolonged chemotherapy. After the whole complex of treatment of the pancreas, complications are possible, since the tumor can move to neighboring organs.
Norm of pancreatic head size
The pancreas consists of a head, tail, and body. The parameters of a healthy pancreas can vary in fairly large ranges. However, there are norms for the head. If you consider that it is the widest and thickest place in the gland, you should know that its dimensions are normal: the width is not more than five centimeters, the thickness varies from 1.5 cm to 3.5 cm. If the thickness is more than 3, 5 cm, then it will be pathology.
Suspicion of an enlarged head may be due to palpation of the pancreas by an experienced doctor. If the size is normal - it will not be probed. If it is enlarged, then it is better to do ultrasound immediately to find out its exact parameters and the condition of the organ in general. On ultrasound, all deviations will be visible: a cyst, a hematoma, a tumor or just inflammation. Often a slight deviation from the norm in the size of the head of the pancreas is an alarming sign and symptom of a serious illness that begins. In this case it is important not to miss the moment, correctly diagnose and start treatment in time.
BL pancreatic head
BL pancreatic head is an oncological disease called cancer or ZNO.This is a serious illness that is characterized by an increase in the part of the prostate and the formation of a tumor or build-up on it, which is constantly growing and is a malignant formation. It affects usually elderly people and those who lead a wrong way of life: it abuses alcohol and tobacco products, loves fatty and spicy food.
Often, BL is found in people suffering from cirrhosis of the liver and diabetes mellitus. In most cases( 50-60 percent), the tumor affects first the head itself, and then the tail and body of the organ. The NE looks like a dense and knobby node with fuzzy boundaries, white or light yellow in the cut.
Symptoms of the BL of the pancreas in the first stages usually do not manifest, so, unfortunately, many people have a tumor found in one of the last stages. Treatment of this disease depends on its stage. Surgery and chemotherapy are usually required. To determine this disease will help ultrasound and computed tomography.