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    Two common liver diseases are cirrhosis and hepatitis. Cirrhosis is often caused by alcohol abuse and results in the death of liver cells being replaced by scar tissue, impairing liver function. Hepatitis has three main types (A, B, C) that are caused by different viruses and transmitted differently. Gallstones are a common gallbladder disorder, forming when bile hardens in the gallbladder, and can be caused by too much cholesterol, bilirubin, or bile salts in the bile. There are two main types: cholesterol stones and pigment stones. Gallstones can lodge in the cystic duct and prevent proper digestion. Three main pancreatic disorders are pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer,

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    Two common liver diseases are cirrhosis and hepatitis. Cirrhosis is often caused by alcohol abuse and results in the death of liver cells being replaced by scar tissue, impairing liver function. Hepatitis has three main types (A, B, C) that are caused by different viruses and transmitted differently. Gallstones are a common gallbladder disorder, forming when bile hardens in the gallbladder, and can be caused by too much cholesterol, bilirubin, or bile salts in the bile. There are two main types: cholesterol stones and pigment stones. Gallstones can lodge in the cystic duct and prevent proper digestion. Three main pancreatic disorders are pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer,

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    Digestive System: Disorders of The Liver, Gallbladder and Pancreas

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    Aarthy Karthigaiselvi
    Two common liver diseases are cirrhosis and hepatitis. Cirrhosis is often caused by alcohol abuse and results in the death of liver cells being replaced by scar tissue, impairing liver function. Hepatitis has three main types (A, B, C) that are caused by different viruses and transmitted differently. Gallstones are a common gallbladder disorder, forming when bile hardens in the gallbladder, and can be caused by too much cholesterol, bilirubin, or bile salts in the bile. There are two main types: cholesterol stones and pigment stones. Gallstones can lodge in the cystic duct and prevent proper digestion. Three main pancreatic disorders are pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer,

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    DigestiveSystem

    Disorders of the Liver, Gallbladder and Pancreas


    Twoofthemostcommonliverdiseasesarecirrhosisandhepatitis.Cirrhosis,whichoftenresultsfrom
    alcoholabuse,iscausedbythedeathofcellsintheliver,whicharethenreplacedbyconnectivetissue.
    Liverfunctionisimpairedandtheflowofbloodintothelivermaybehinderedasaresult.Hepatitisis
    causedbythreedifferenttypesofvirus.Assuch,itiscommonlyclassifiedashepatitisA,hepatitisB,
    andhepatitisC.HepatitisAistransmittedbypoorsanitationpracticesorbyeatingmolluskslivingin
    waterscontaminatedwiththevirus.HepatitisBisabloodbornediseasethatisoftenspreadthrough
    sexualcontactwithaninfectedpersonorbyusinghypodermicneedlesthathavebeenpreviouslyused
    byaninfectedperson.HepatitisCisachronicdiseasethatcanresultincirrhosisorcanceroftheliver.
    Itcanalsobetransmittedthroughthebloodandiscommoninpatientswhohavereceivedblood
    transfusions.Acommonconditionaffectingthegallbladderisgallstones.Gallstonescanoccurwhenbile
    hardensinthegallbladder.Althoughgallstonesareusuallycausedbytoomuchcholesterolinthe
    bile,theycanalsobecausedbybilethatcontainstoomuchbilirubinorbilesalts.Twotypesof
    gallstonesarecholesterolstonesandpigmentstones.Astheirnamewouldsuggest,cholesterolstones
    areprimarilymadeoutofcholesterol.Theyareusuallyyellowishgreen.Pigmentstonesareusually
    madeoutofbilirubin.Theytendtobedarkcolored.Sometimesgallstonescanenterthecysticduct,
    wheretheycanbecomelodgedandpreventbileorpancreaticjuicefrombeingreleased.Thiscan
    preventchymefrombeingdigestedproperly.Threedisordersofthepancreasincludepancreatitis,
    pancreaticcancer,andtype1diabetesmellitus.Inpancreatitis,orinflammationofthepancreas,the
    enzymesthatthepancreasmakesbecomeactivewhiletheyarestillinsidetheorganandbegintodigest
    thetissue.Painisquitecommon,andpeoplewithpancreatitisarelikelytohavenutritionaldeficiencies
    becauseoftheroleofthepancreasinsecretingdigestiveenzymes.Acutepancreatitisisaserious
    conditionthatcanbecausedbygallstones,overuseofalcohol,infectionssuchasmumps,andsome
    drugs.Somecausesofchronicpancreatitisaregenes,cysticfibrosis,highlevelsoffatintheblood,
    abuseofalcohol,orincreasedactivityoftheparathyroidgland.Oftentheattackshappenafteraround
    ofbingedrinking.Theythenbecomemorefrequent,andthepainassociatedwiththemoftenworsens
    andbecomesmorecontinuous.Pancreaticcancercaneitherdevelopintheheadorinthebodyortail,
    anditcanoccurineitherendocrineorexocrineglands.Ifthetumorisinthehead,jaundicecanoccur
    becausebilesecretionisblocked.However,ifthetumorisinthebodyortail,painismore
    common.Menwhosmokearemorelikelytogetpancreaticcancer,andotherriskfactorsincludeeating
    foodshighinfat,sugarandredmeat.Theprognosisforthesepatientstendstobepoor,andtreatmentis
    usuallyaimedateasingtheirsymptoms.However,somepatientsmayundergoaWhippleprocedure.In
    thisprocedure,thedistalpartofthestomach,theduodenum,thepartsofthejejuneum,theheadofthe
    pancreas(orpossiblytheentirepancreas),theportionofthecommonbileductthatemptiesintothe
    duodenum,andthegallbladderareremoved.Sometimesthespleenisalsoremoved.Thenthestomach,
    thecommonbileduct,andthepancreasareattachedtothejejuneum.Type1diabetesistheresultofan
    autoimmunedisorderinwhichtheimmunesystemdestroysthecellsthatproduceinsulininthe
    pancreas.Thiscanleadtoexcessiveamountsofglucoseintheblood,whichcancauseabuildupof
    ketones.Thisbuildupofketonesisquiteseriousandcouldresultinadiabeticcomaanddeath.

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