| 摘要 |
A method of chemically resecting the exocrine portion of the pancreas of a patient in need thereof comprising administering to the patient an amount of a hydroxy polyamine or a salt thereof with a pharmaceutically acceptable acid sufficient to resect the exocrine portion of the pancreas thereof, but insufficient to substantially alter the endocrine portion thereof. The hydroxy polyamine has a structure according to the formula: wherein: R<SUB>1 </SUB>and R<SUB>2 </SUB>may be the same or different and are alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or aryl or aralkyl having up to 12 carbon atoms; a, b, d and e may be the same or different and are integers from 1 to 4; and c is an integer from 2 to 6. A pharmaceutical composition in unit dosage form comprising the hydroxy polyamine or a salt thereof with a pharmaceutically acceptable acid for use in the method of the invention is also disclosed.
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