[Diagnosis of pseudotumorous forms of chronic recurrent pancreatitis]

On the basis of an analysis of clinical, laboratory and rentgenological data of the examination of 39 patients with pseudotumorous, pancreatitis a conclusion is made that choleduodenography is of major significance among different rentgenological methods. It allows differentiation between pancreatitis and carcinoma of the pancreas head according to the state of extrahepatic ducts and duodenum. In most difficult cases the final diagnosis could be made only by the data of operation biopsy.