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*Parasites become important if they occlude the pancreatic duct directly or induce inflammation
*Commonly caused by [[Trematodes|flukes]] of families Opisthorchidae and Dicrocoelidae when present in large numbers and overspill from the billiary tract
*[[Nematodes]], particularly [[Ascaridoidea|ascarids]], and [[Cestodes|cestodes]] occasionally lodge within pancreatic ducts
*In pigs, [[Strongyloidea|''Stephanurus dentatus'']] can form cysts in the pancreas after migration through the [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]]
*Parasites tend to cause [[Pancreas Inflammatory - Pathology#Chronic interstitial pancreatitis|chronic interstitial pancreatitis]]
*Tend to destroy acinar tissue, [[Pancreas - Anatomy & Physiology#Endocrine|islets of Langerhans]] being unaffected
<big>[[General Pathology - Healing and Repair#The Pancreas|'''Healing of pancreas - general pathology''']]</big>