13C-octanoic acid breath test: A reliable tool for measuring gastric emptying

Italian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 211-217

  Perri, F ^a   Clemente R ^a   Festa, V ^a   Quitadamo, M ^a   Niro, G ^a   Andriulli, A ^a  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breath test; Gastric emptying; Octanoic acid; Scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; OCTANOIC ACID; OCTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBON 13; STABLE ISOTOPE;

BREATH ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH EMPTYING; THEORETICAL MODEL; MATHEMATICS; SCINTIGRAPHY;

BREATH TESTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPES; FEMALE; GASTRIC EMPTYING; GASTRITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCTANOIC ACIDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031595017     PISSN: 11258055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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