The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that demand for sonographers will grow by 44 percent between 2010 and 2020, much faster than the average for all occupations. This is largely due to increased use of sonography in physicians' offices and smaller clinical settings.
When pancreatic cysts do cause symptoms, signs such as nausea, vomiting, persistent abdominal pain or a mass in the upper abdomen occur, reports Mayo Clinic. An individual should seek a doctor if fever and persistent abdominal pain appear.
One of the most common causes of acute pancreatitis is gallstones. Gallstones that escape from the gallbladder can block the pancreatic duct. (The pancreatic duct delivers digestive enzymes from the pancreas to the small intestine.) When the pancreatic duct becomes blocked, enzymes can't flow properly.