Diagnostic accuracy of fecal elastase 1 assay in patients with pancreatic maldigestion or intestinal malabsorption: A collaborative study of the Italian society of pediatric gastroenterology and hepatology

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1335-1342

  Carroccio, A ^a   Verghi, F ^a   Santini, B ^b   Lucidi, V ^c   Iacono, G ^d   Cavataio, F ^d   Soresi, M ^a   Ansaldi, N ^b   Castro, M ^c   Montalto, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b University Hospital of Turin   (Italy)

^c BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Di Cristina   (Italy)

Author keywords

Celiac disease; Cystic fibrosis; Fecal elastase 1: fecal chymotrypsin; Intestinal giardiasis; Malabsorption syndrome; Pancreatic insufficiency; Sensitivity; Specificity; Steatorrhea

Indexed keywords

CHYMOTRYPSIN; ELASTASE; ELASTASE I; PANCREAS ENZYME; PANCREAS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CELIAC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME REPLACEMENT; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES LEVEL; FEMALE; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALABSORPTION; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PANCREAS FUNCTION DISORDER; PANCREAS FUNCTION TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIGESTION; ENZYME TESTS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MALABSORPTION SYNDROMES; MALE; PANCREATIC DISEASES; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0035018572     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010687918252     Document Type: Article

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