Pancreatic insufficiency following abdominal irradiation.
A case is reported of pancreatic insufficiency following abdominal irradiation for Hodgkin's disease in a man aged 47 years. The effects of radiation on the pancreas are discussed. It is suggested that post irradiation steatorrhoea may have a pancreatic as well as an enteric cause.
D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000209:etiology; D010188:Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*