[Tubeless methods of the assessment of functional state of digestive organs in hormonal disorders].

The function of the stomach, pancreas, and intestine was studied in patients with chronic duodenitis without resorting to intubation. Disordered relationships between the hormones participating in the functioning of the hypophyseo-antral and entero-thyroid axis, resulting in trophic disorders in the gastroduodenal zone, are associated with characteristic shifts shown by methods of investigation other than intubation: drastically increased acid production in the presence of unchanged activity of urinary amylase before and after nutrient stimulation, combined with amylasorrhea. Diagnostic methods without intubation can earlier detect gastroduodenal diseases of dyshormonal etiology, particularly in children. Such methods may be used for initial screening, preceding more profound studies of both the hormonal status and the function of the organs of digestion.