Efficiency of two pancreatic extracts in patients with cystic fibrosis.

Nitrogen- and lipid absorption coefficients were studied in 62 patients with cystic 
fibrosis, aged 2/12 to 12 years, and compared with the results 
obtained in 20 normal children. In 59 of the 62 patients 
nitrogen- and lipid absorption were grossly abnormal. Age-linked differences were not 
found. The efficacy of two pancreatic enzymes preparations was found to 
be similar. Both preparations produced the same significant improvement in the 
absorption of proteins and lipids. 