A 52-year-old alcoholic man presented to the office complaining of recurrent diarrhea. The patient describes his stool to be in large amount, with bad smell and difficult to flush. The patient has no past medical or surgical history. The patient drinks 5cans of beer daily. Examinaiton shows mild epigastric tenderness. The CT shown below, would show abnormalities in which of the following structures?

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Eductional Objective: Chronic pancreatitis presents with abdominal pain and steatorrhea in patients with related risk factors. On radiological images, the pancreas is localized by the close contact between the head of the pancreas and the duodenum. The pancreas body lies over the aorta, the left kidney, and renal vessels. While the tail of the pancreas is close to the splenic hilum.

A 52-Year-Old Alcoholic Man Presented to the Office Complaining of Recurrent