title: [Exocrine pancreatic function in chronic alcoholics in Austria (author's transl)].
abstract: 97 chronic alcoholic patients were investigated with regard to exocrine pancreatic function. Chronic calcifying pancreatitis was radiologically established in 7.2% of the cases. Secretin-pancreozymin tests were performed in 30 patients. Pancreatic insufficiency was found in 8 patients, while 8 patients showed marked hypersection. The daily faecal fat excretion in 10 other patients with partial gastrectomy and Billroth II operation was 5.3 g. Pancreatic disorders were, thus, detected in 53.2% cases of chronic alcoholism. This is higher than expected for Austria.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001317:Austria; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000378:metabolism; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002918:Chymotrypsin / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010189:Pancreatic Juice / Q000378:metabolism; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology; D014357:Trypsin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001639:Bicarbonates; D002918:Chymotrypsin; D014357:Trypsin
vernacular_title: Untersuchungen der exokrinen Pankreasfunktion bei chronischen Alkoholikern in Osterreich.