Usefulness of faecal elastase-1 assay in monitoring pancreatic function in childhood coeliac disease

Italian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 500-504

  Carroccio, A ^a,b   Iacono, G ^a   Ippolito, S ^a   Verghi, F ^a   Cavataio, F ^a   Soresi, M ^a   Giannitrapani, L ^a   Notarbartolo, A ^a   Montalto, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coeliac disease; Cystic fibrosis; Faecal elastase 1; Pancreatic function; Secretin caerulein test

Indexed keywords

CERULETIDE; CHYMOTRYPSIN; ELASTASE; SECRETIN;

ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HUMAN; MALE; PANCREAS FUNCTION TEST; PANCREAS INSUFFICIENCY;

CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; PANCREATIC FUNCTION TESTS; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0031794612     PISSN: 11258055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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