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Pulmonary involvement in chronic pancreatitis

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Although the association between acute pancreatitis and pleuropulmonary damage is well documented, so far no information on lung function in patients with chronic pancreatitis is available. In this study functional, radiological, and clinical investigations have been carried out in 42 patients affected by chronic calcific pancreatitis (CCP) and in 50 controls in a case-control study. An impairment of pulmonary diffusing capacity has been detected in CCP patients, while all the parameters of ventilatory function were not different from controls. This finding suggests the presence of early lung parenchymal damage in chronic pancreatitis secondary to either emphysema or pulmonary fibrosis.

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  1. Divisions of Gastroenterology, Ospedale Mauriziano and San Giovanni, Corso Turati 46, 10128, Torino, Italy

    G. Masoero MD, S. Spinaci MD, W. Arossa MD, A. Andriulli MD, E. Gaia MD, G. De Pretis MD, G. Dobrilla MD & M. De La Pierre MD

  2. Division of Gastroenterology, Ospedale Generale Regionale, Bolzano, Italy

    G. Masoero MD, S. Spinaci MD, W. Arossa MD, A. Andriulli MD, E. Gaia MD, G. De Pretis MD, G. Dobrilla MD & M. De La Pierre MD

  3. Lung Function Unit, D.C.I.S.-U.S.L 1/23, 10128, Torino, Italy, Italy

    G. Masoero MD, S. Spinaci MD, W. Arossa MD, A. Andriulli MD, E. Gaia MD, G. De Pretis MD, G. Dobrilla MD & M. De La Pierre MD

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Masoero, G., Spinaci, S., Arossa, W. et al. Pulmonary involvement in chronic pancreatitis. Digest Dis Sci 29, 896–901 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01312477

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