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. 1976;11(5):525-7.

Serum isoamylases in chronic pancreatitis

G Skude, S Eriksson
  • PMID: 959768

Serum isoamylases in chronic pancreatitis

G Skude et al. Scand J Gastroenterol. 1976.

Abstract

Serum isoamylases were quantitated separately in 15 patients with chronic pancreatitis. The mean activity of pancreatic isoamylase was 7 U/1 in the patients as compared to 88 U/1 in healtly controls, 8 of the patients completely lacked pancreatic isoamylase and the mean activity in the other was 15 U/1. Salivary isoamylase activities were moderately increased in the patients. Determination of the serum pancreatic isoamylase is a simple screening procedure that should be useful in the diagnosis of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.

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