[Changes of the leukocytic index of intoxication in pancreatitis]

When studying the leucocytic index of intoxication (LII) in 94 pancreatitis cases the highest values of it were found in case of destructive forms of the disease. In patients with edematous and chronic pancreatitis LII values were smaller. No correlation between LII and urine diastase was found. LII permits to assess impartially the degree of intoxication in various forms of pancreatitis.