Exocrine and endocrine pancreatic function in 21 patients suffering from autoimmune pancreatitis before and after steroid treatment

Pancreatology

Volumn 10, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 129-133

  Frulloni, Luca ^a   Scattolini, Chiara ^a   Katsotourchi, Anna Maria ^a   Amodio, Antonio ^a   Gabbrielli, Armando ^a   Zamboni, Giuseppe ^a   Benini, Luigi ^a   Vantini, Italo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmune diseases; Fecal elastase 1; Pancreatitis; Steroids

Indexed keywords

PANCREATIC ELASTASE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PANCREAS FUNCTION; PANCREAS INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; ENZYMOLOGY; EXOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY; FECES; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS; PANCREATITIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; EXOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; PANCREATITIS; PREDNISOLONE;

EID: 77951972064     PISSN: 14243903     EISSN: 14243911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000265945     Document Type: Article

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