The pancreatographic effect during pharmacoangiography of the pancreas.
Angiography of the pancreas was performed in 55 patients after the administration of different drugs stimulating the blood flow in the pancreas and the pancreatographic effect in this group was compared with that in a series of 174 celiac angiographies without drugs. With drugs the pancreatographic effect appeared more frequently (74.5 per cent) than without (18.4 per cent). The small pancreatic arteries and veins were better demonstrated with drugs. The pancreatographic effect seems to be of value for the differential diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis and carcinoma of the pancreas.
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D002108:Ceruletide; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012633:Secretin; D012701:Serotonin; D014043:Tolazoline
D012633:Secretin; D012701:Serotonin; D002108:Ceruletide; D014043:Tolazoline