[Enzyme preparations in conservative treatment of chronic pancreatitis].

AIM: To study effectiveness of enzyme medicine pancitrate 25,000 in the treatment of chronic pancreatitis (CP).

MATERIALS AND

METHODS

Pain, stool, creato- and steatorea, other signs of CP were examined before and after pancitrate treatment of 17 patients with chronic pancreatitis aged from 28 to 62 years.

RESULTS

Pancitrate 25,000 reduced stomach pains in 16 of 17 patients. Stool returned to normal in 8 of 13 patients. Creato- and steatorea decreased.

CONCLUSION

New dosage forms of the enzyme preparations (pancitrate 25,000, in particular) are highly effective both in deficiency of pancreatic external secretion and pain relief in exacerbation of CP.