[Roentgenocontrast study of pancreatic ducts in surgery of the pancreatic-biliary system].

The authors report the data obtained as a result of exploration of the main pancreatic duct pre- and intraoperatively. The study was carried out in 34 patients with pancreatic fistulas. Endoscopic catheterization of the papilla duodeni was undertaken in 80 patients, it proved to be a success in 71. Pancreaticograms was made in 63 observations. Contrasting of the duct of Wirsung was noted in 167 of 263 patients in whom operative cholangiography was performed. The data obtained indicated that pre- and intraoperative pancreaticography is a valuable method of investigation, which aids in determining surgical policy in chronic pancreatic lesions and in formulating rational grounds for direct operative interventions on the pancreas.