This document discusses various topics related to the biliary system and pancreas, including gallstones, cholecystitis, cholecystectomy, acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, and pancreatic abscess. It covers underlying causes, signs and symptoms, surgical and nonsurgical treatment options, postoperative care, complications, and the roles of the healthcare team in management of these conditions.
#2: Organs of the biliary system and the pancreatic ducts.
#3: Anatomic relationships of the large intestine.
#4: Gallstones within the gallbladder and obstructing the common bile and cystic ducts.
#10: Acute pancreatitis. Axial CT image demonstrates peripancreatic stranding (arrow), a finding of pancreatitis. There are multiple gallstones in the gallbladder, which were the cause of this patient's pancreatitis.
#11: The process of autodigestion in acute pancreatitis.
#15: Chronic calcific pancreatitis. Axial unenhanced CT image demonstrates multiple pancreatic calcifications, which are a common finding in chronic pancreatitis. The pancreatic duct is also dilated, although that is generally better delineated on postcontrast images.