Journal of clinical gastroenterology, 22(3), 202-206 (1996-04-01)
Pancreatic autoantibodies (PABs) are found in 31% of patients with Crohn's disease (CD), but they do not correlate with the activity of intestinal disease or the incidence of acute pancreatitis. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency has been observed in patients with CD.
The exocrine pancreas produces many of the enzymes responsible for the digestion of food. Severe alterations in exocrine pancreas function cause malabsorption which predominantly affects fats. Unfortunately, because it is a deep organ the pancreas is a difficult target for
Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej, 94(4), 315-323 (1995-10-01)
The aim of the presented study was a comparative evaluation of the three indirect pancreatic function tests: pancreolauryl-test (PLT), NBT-PABA test and faecal chymotrypsin (CH) efficacy in detecting pancreatic exocrine function impairment in advanced chronic pancreatitis (acp). 30 patients with
The pancreas is a mixed gland that takes part in the digestion of nutrients and in the homeostasis ofglycemia. Chronic pancreopathy is the cause of secretory insufficiency, characterized by an inflammatory process that leads to fibrosis of the pancreas, with
Polski tygodnik lekarski (Warsaw, Poland : 1960), 50(1-35), 791-793 (1995-01-01)
Fifteen patients with chronic pancreatitis were qualified for surgical treatment on the basis of the results of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, pancreolauryl test and glucose tolerance test. Significant changes according to Cambridge scale correlated with exocrine-endocrine pancreatic failure. In patients with
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