[Contribution of scintigraphy in acute and chronic pancreatitis. Apropos of 200 examinations]. / Apport de la scintigraphie dans les pancréatites aiguës et chroniques. A propos de 200 examens

The authors report 200 examinations and discuss the role of radio-isotope scans of the pancreas with electronic subtraction of the liver image in acute and chronic pancreatitis. As an emergency, the examination is of definite diagnostic value, the absence of fixation with a suggestive clinical context, is strong evidence of pancreatic disease and normal uptake eliminates the latter. On the other hand, in painful syndromes in which chronic pancreatitis is suggested, the diagnostic interest is very limited for the low uptake on radio-isotope scan occurs at a late stage and is not specific. Radio-isotope scans are worth a place in exploration of the pancreas in acute pancreatitis.