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Calcification of the pancreas in cystic fibrosis
Abstract:
Using the gastric insufflation method, 5 cases of pancreatic calcification have been detected in a series of 60 patients with cystic fibrosis. All patients were over 5 years of age. Four of them showed a diabetic curve at glucose tolerance test and 2 have recently developed frank diabetes mellitus. The value of gastric distension by gas in the radiological detection of pancreatic calcification and the relatively high frequency of such calcification in cystic fibrosis are emphasized. The pathogenesis of the calcific change and its clinical significance are briefly discussed.
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