Follow-up study of chronic pancreatitis.

The general profile of pain in the evolution of pancreatitis was analysed in relation to exocrine and endocrine pancreatic function in 127 patients with primary chronic pancreatitis followed up over 3 years. Pain decreased or disappeared in 67.8% and 55.

Huge lipomatous pseudohypertrophy of the pancreas.

A rare case of lipomatous pseudohypertrophy of the pancreas associated with multiple cysts in an adult is presented. Endoscopic retrograde pancreatography showed a long, willow-like main pancreatic duct. Resected body and tail of the pancreas weighed 1,200 gm.

Correlation between [U-14C]glucose metabolism and function in perfused cat brain.

In brain perfusion experiments conducted with blood containing [U-14C]glucose the relative specific activity (RSA) of blood glucose carbon incorporated in brain intermediate metabolites was measured. It was demonstrated that the so-called metabolic pattern of Geiger is not constant, but it bears a close relation to the function of the brain. The results of the study may be summarized briefly as follows.