Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency(PEI)is related to decreased pancreatic enzyme availability and/or activity(1).Multiples underlying mechanisms can cause PEI,such as loss of functioning parenchyma(chronic pancreatitis...
Supported by Ministry of Sciences and Higher Education Grant ST-41 and ST-43
AIM:To investigate the influence of chronic pancreatitis(CP) on serum concentrations of amino acids.METHODS:Thirty-five male patients with alcoholic CP and 21 healthy male subjects were examined.Serum concentrations o...
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency caused by chronic pancreatitis results from various factors which regulate digestion and absorption of nutrients. Pancreatic function has been extensively studied over the last 40 yea...
AIM: To investigate whether gastric myoelectrical activity was impaired in patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP) and to explore the role of pancreatic enzyme in regulating gastric myoelectrical activity. METHODS: Tw...