[The use of Sandostatin in the combined treatment of surgical diseases of the pancreas].

The paper analyzes experience gained with the use of Sandostatin in patients with a surgical operation-induced pathology of pancreas. Sandostatin is known to be capable of suppressing the exocrine activity of pancreas, which fact made for decline in the recordable postoperative complications and improvement of results of surgical treatment. The maiden experience gained with its use showed high efficacy of Sandostatin in a multimodality treatment of patients presenting with surgical pathology of pancreas.