title: [The role of calcitonin in the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of acute pancreatitis and its complications].
abstract: Results of investigation of the calcitonin and calcium level in the blood serum in dynamics in 15 patients with various forms of an acute pancreatitis were analyzed. In oedematous form of an acute pancreatitis the calcitonin content had constituted 4.5 pg/ml at average, promoting the calcium level rising up to 2.97 mmol/l; in necrotic form of an acute pancreatitis the calcitonin concentration had constituted 164.4 pg/ml, calcium--1.74 mmol/l; in purulent--necrotic form--accordingly 288 pg/ml and 1.5 mmol/l.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Akhmad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood*; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods; D018450:Disease Progression; D004322:Drainage; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019283:Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D002116:Calcitonin; D002118:Calcium