Pancreatic calcifications in cystic fibrosis (CF)

Pancreatic calcifications (P. C.) have been reported as complication in the course of C. F. in 1980 by one of us (1). Using the gastric insufflation method, 6 further cases of P. C. have been detected in a series of 78 C. F. patients (5 males) in the period 1980-88. All patients were over 10 years of age and the majority of P. C. (4 cases) have been found in subjects with high basal pancreatic insufficiency (stool fats greater than 10 gr./daily). Gas distension of the stomach has proved to be simple and valuable for P. C. detection.