title: Parotid saliva test in the diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis.
abstract: The parotid saliva test was evaluated in 31 patients with chronic pancreatitis proven by the secretin-pancreozymin test and failed to detect pancreatic insufficiency in the majority of the cases. According to this result the test cannot be recommended as a screening test for chronic pancreatitis.
mesh_terms: D000681:Amylases / Q000032:analysis*; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000032:analysis*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000378:metabolism*; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D012463:Saliva / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001639:Bicarbonates; D011506:Proteins; D000681:Amylases