Determination of fecal fat concentration by near infrared spectrometry for the screening of pancreatic steatorrhea

International Journal of Pancreatology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-23

  Ventrucci, Maurizio ^a,c   Cipolla, Antonio ^a   Di Stefano, Michele ^a   Ubalducci, Giuseppina Margaret ^a   Middonno, Michele ^a   Ligabue, Antonio ^b   Roda, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Malpighi Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency; Fecal fat concentration; Malabsorption; Near infrared spectrometry; Steatorrhea

Indexed keywords

FECES LIPID;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; COLORIMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; LABORATORY TEST; MALABSORPTION; PANCREAS DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; STEATORRHEA;

EID: 0031951502     PISSN: 01694197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02787499     Document Type: Article

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