DISSEMINATED CALCIFICATION OF THE PANCREAS: REPORT OF TWO CASES
Authors: J H KNEIDEL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Case Reports1 March 1951DISSEMINATED CALCIFICATION OF THE PANCREAS: REPORT OF TWO CASESJOHN H. KNEIDEL, M.D.JOHN H. KNEIDEL, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-34-3-790 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptReports of disseminated calcification of the pancreas are becoming more frequent since the suggestion by Beling1in 1940 that it be distinguished from the more common type of pancreatic lithiasis. Beling found 12 cases from the literature prior to 1940 and added one of his own; Present and Geyman2added a case in 1947 and claimed that 19 cases were thereby on record. An excellent review by Wirts and Snape3shows a total of 24 cases, including the two which they reported. Epstein and Isaacs4reported an additional case in 1948, and Reeves and Moran5added six more cases, bringing...Bibliography1. Beling CA: Calcification of the pancreas, Am. J. Digest. Dis. 7: 231-234, 1940. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. PresentGeyman AJMJ: Diffuse calcification of the pancreas, Radiology 48: 29-32, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. WirtsSnape CWWJ: Disseminated calcification of the pancreas: subacute and chronic pancreatitis, Am. J. M. Sc. 213: 290-299, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. EpsteinIsaacs BSI: Calcareous pancreatitis, Radiology 51: 214-218, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. ReevesMoran RJFT: Diffuse pancreatic calcification. An analysis of six cases, Radiology 51: 219-224, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Jaleski TC: Pancreatic lithiasis, Ann. Int. Med. 20: 940-947, 1944. LinkGoogle Scholar7. Opie EL: The relation of diabetes mellitus to lesions of the pancreas. Hyaline degeneration of the islands of Langerhans, J. Exper. Med. 5: 527-540, 1900. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. Barron M: Relation of the Islets of Langerhans to diabetes with special reference to cases of pancreatic lithiasis, Surg., Gynec. and Obst. 31: 437-448, 1920. Google Scholar9. Seegar SJ: Pancreatic lithiasis, Radiology 10: 126-138, 1928. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. EdmondsonFields HAIA: Relation of calcium and lipids to acute pancreatic necrosis, Arch. Int. Med. 69: 177-190, 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. RienhoffLewis WFD: Case of pancreatic lithiasis met with in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 54: 386-429, 1934. Google Scholar12. Gillies CL: Pancreatic lithiasis with report of a case, Am. J. Roentgenol. 41: 42-45, 1939. Google Scholar13. Sage HH: Multiple diffuse pancreatic lithiasis; roentgen anatomy of the pancreas, Am. J. Roentgenol. 53: 28-32, 1945. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Indianapolis, Indiana*Received for publication February 5, 1949.From the Department of Radiology of the Indianapolis General Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byRöntgendiagnostik des PankreasThe Pancreas: Contributions of Clinical Interest In 1951 1 March 1951Volume 34, Issue 3Page: 790-796KeywordsDiagnostic radiologyPancreas ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1951 PDF downloadLoading ...