ServiDigest Medical/Surgical Centre has a Digestive System Medical-Surgical Department with a unit specializing in the Pancreas and the Biliary Tract for the prevention, study, and treatment of these pathologies.
PANCREAS
The pancreas is an elongated organ located from right to left in the upper abdomen, behind the stomach and the intestine and in front of the spinal cord. The widest end of the pancreas is called the head (located on the right side of the organ), the middle part is known as the body, and the thinnest part is known as the tail (located on the left side). The pancreas duct crosses from the tail to the head and discharges into the first section of the small intestine (duodenum) together with the biliary duct (bile duct), which transports bile from the liver and the gall bladder. The pancreas participates in the absorption of food producing a liquid that contains bicarbonate and enzymes that digest it. It also produces insulin and glucagon, which controls the blood sugar level.
BILIARY TRACT AND GALL BLADDER
The biliary drainage system begins in the liver where many small ducts collect bile (a liquid produced by the liver for the digestion of fats). These small ducts join to form the left and right hepatic biliary tracts. The two tracts join outside the liver and form the common hepatic tract. From here, bile passes through another duct (cystic duct) until it reaches the gall bladder, where the bile is stored. When food is digested in the stomach and the intestine, the stored bile is freed by the gall bladder, passing through the cystic duct to the common biliary duct (bile duct) and ends up in the small intestine (duodenum).
The gall bladder is a pear-shaped sack located beneath the liver that stores and concentrates the bile produced in the liver. This organ is essential for the digestion and absorption of fats.
The ServiDigest Biliary-Pancreatic Unit specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and control of the diseases that affect the Gall Bladder, the Biliary Tract, and the Pancreas:
◦Acute Pancreatitis
◦Chronic Pancreatitis
◦Autoimmune Pancreatitis
◦Biliary Lithiasis
◦Pancreatic Cancer
◦Biliary Tract Cancer
◦Cystic Lesions to the Pancreas