[Our experiences with lactoferrin determination in the diagnosis of pancreatopathies]

Authors report on their experiences with the evaluation of lactoferrin in the duodenal juice in patients with pancreatic diseases. The duodenal juice was collected after preceeding stimulation of the pancreas by means of a cholecystokinin-secretin-Test (CCK-S-test). Authors show that the evaluation of lactoferrin in connection with the CCK-S-test can better differentiate between inflammatory and neoplastic pancreatic diseases. The estimation shows the sufficiently sensitive, simply and quickly practicable. Therefore it is recommended as a diagnostic procedure for pancreatology.