[Enzymological studies in biliary tract diseases].

The authors have studied the activity of enzymes of pentosophosphate pathway in patients with different diseases of bile outflow tracts. An increased activity of the enzymes under consideration was found after an operation for acute phlegmonous, acute gangrenous and chronic cholecystitis, chronic cholecystopancreatitis, mechanic jaundice. It is the authors' opinion that the changes revealed are not specific, and they can not be considered a diagnostic test in bile passages diseases, however, these tests may serve as the control of the efficacy of therapy and functional state of the liver.