Fecal tests in the diagnosis of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency;Stuhltests in der Diagnostik der exokrinen Pankreasinsuffizienz

Clinical Laboratory

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 361-368

  Stein, Jürgen ^a   Caspary, Wolfgang F ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency; Fecal enzyme tests; Fecal fat; Fecal nitrogen; Malabsorption; Near infrared spectroscopy; NIRA

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID; CHOLECYSTOKININ; CHYMOTRYPSIN; FECES LIPID; NITROGEN; SECRETIN; WATER;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; FECES ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MALABSORPTION; PANCREAS FUNCTION TEST; PANCREAS INSUFFICIENCY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW; TEST MEAL;

EID: 0030954745     PISSN: 14336510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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