pancreatic duct
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- noun
- /ˌpæŋkriˈætɪk dʌkt/
- Specialized
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conducto pancreático
- More recently, treatments have trended towards combined drainage/resection techniques for treating patients with a dilated pancreatic duct or a pancreatic head mass without evidence of carcinoma.
- the main pancreatic duct
- a dilated pancreatic duct
Examples
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The resection of pancreatic tissue is indicated in the treatment of "small duct" disease when the main pancreatic duct is less than three mm in diameter.
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Surgical drainage procedures are useful for managing pain in patients with obstructed and distended main pancreatic ducts.
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It is also the procedure of choice in cases of Disconnected Pancreatic Duct Syndrome.
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Indications for this procedure include dilated pancreatic ducts in the setting of a thickened pancreatic head that is unlikely to be drained.
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Because this procedure does not involve decompression of the entire length of the main pancreatic duct, its utility is limited in patients with multiple ductal obstructions or strictures.
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The anterior head, body, and tail portions of the main pancreatic duct are opened widely, and a Roux-en-Y loop of jejunum is anastomosed to the edges of the open ductal system.
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The pancreatic duct carries digestive enzymes from the pancreas to the intestine.
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The doctor explained that inflammation can occur in the pancreatic duct and cause serious complications.
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During the surgery, the surgeon checked the pancreatic duct for any blockages that might affect digestion.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'pancreatic' means 'pertaining to the pancreas' and 'duct' is a hollow channel, so the phrase denotes the duct belonging to or associated with the pancreas that conveys its juices. This is a common, cross-linguistic modification pattern (adj+noun) and therefore immediately derivable by a learner who knows the constituent words, despite the medical register.
Etymology
The noun pancreatic duct names the thin tube that carries digestive juices from the pancreas into the intestine. Think of the pancreatic part as the organ that makes the juice and the duct as the small pipe that lets the digestive 'juice' flow into the gut, so the term means the tube that connects the pancreas and intestine.