[A 10-year experience with combined diagnosis of pancreatic diseases]

Optimum multimodality examination of the pancreas includes sonographic, radioimmunological, scintigraphic and angiographic studies. Sonography is a method of choice to study anatomotopographic features of the pancreas. The radioimmunoassay is intended both for the mass screening of patients with hepatogastro-duodenal diseases and for the differential diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis by the nature and type of disease. The use of pancreatoscintigraphy should be restricted in view of considerable exposure of patients. Angiography and angioscanning should be performed strictly according to indications with suspicion for a pancreatic tumor.